Watch Lay the Favorite Movie Online No Survey Beth Raymer leaves her dancing job at a Florida strip club to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. Not exactly an ideal career choice, but her borderline-ditzy personality doesn't give her many options. In walks Dink, a professional sports bettor who sees through her bubbly exterior and offers her a job placing wagers all over town to gain an advantage over the casinos. Her surprisingly impeccable mind for numbers soon cements her status as Dink's good-luck charm, until his gorgeous-but-frigid wife, Tulip, starts to get jealous. Faced with no other choice but to fire Beth, Dink's luck runs out when she heads to New York to work for a smarmy bookie, a turn of events that lands her squarely on the wrong side of the law. Release Date Lay the Favorite Dec 7, 2012 Limited | |
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Actors For Lay the Favorite |
Rebecca Hall,Bruce Willis,Catherine Zeta-Jones,Joshua Jackson,Laura Prepon,Vince Vaughn,Joel Murray,Hugo Armstrong,Corbin Bernsen,Earl Maddox,Rio Hackford,Jo Newman,Frank Grillo,Wayne Pére,Adam Kozlowski,Al Brown,Thom Sesma,Rusty Myers,Wendell Pierce,John Mourain |
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Genres Lay the Favorite : Drama,Comedy |
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User Ranting Lay the Favorite : 2.3 |
User Percentage For Lay the Favorite : % |
User Count Like for Lay the Favorite : 1,519 |
All Critics Ranting For Lay the Favorite : 3.9 |
All Critics Count For Lay the Favorite : 45 |
All Critics Percentage For Lay the Favorite : 20 % |
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Review For Lay the Favorite |
Frears has a lot of fun with the bad tempers and high spirits of this crew of adrenaline junkies, and though the story falls a little flat, the script is sprinkled with dry wit. Kyle Smith-New York Post
"Lay the Favorite" is a small and not particularly ambitious movie, but it's pleasing and exceptionally well made. Mick LaSalle-San Francisco Chronicle
What has happened to director Stephen Frears? Betsy Sharkey-Los Angeles Times
Best to say as little as possible, cut one's losses and move on. A.O. Scott-New York Times
The dots are there, but they don't connect. Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
A listless comedy built around a vivacious protagonist. Scott Tobias-NPR
... offers little insight into its subject or its setting and feels like it's been chopped up in the editing room. Todd Jorgenson-Cinemalogue.com
Poor Rebecca Hall. If someone had told her there was no hope for Lay the Favorite, she could have saved some energy. Jeremy Mathews-Paste Magazine
This shaggy-dog story based on the improbable real-life adventures of exotic dancer-turned-bookie-turned-journalist Beth Raymer is never quite as amusing as it thinks it is, despite a charming performance by Rebecca Hall. Maitland McDonagh-Film Journal International
What little plot "Lay the Favorite" has is lost in a mess of a screenplay that does absolutely nothing to stand out in any way whatsoever. Jeff Beck-Examiner.com
Hollywood celebrities romping around in a candy-colored Alexa-shot criminal underworld, pretty much as a means of passing time. Steve MacFarlane-Slant Magazine
This is one bugged-out burlesque you can easily close the iron door on. Keith Uhlich-Time Out New York
Just kind of, well, lays there. Or lies there. It matters to those of us who value the English language, but not to many others. Like this film. Marshall Fine-Hollywood & Fine
Frears locks into survival mode to carry on through the cinematic disorganization, resembling a man who knows he's bet on the wrong horse. Brian Orndorf-Blu-ray.com
I can scarcely remember a film where someone as massively-talented as the young British actress Rebecca Hall has clearly worked so hard to inject some life into proceedings and to such little avail. Graham Young-Birmingham Mail
Rebecca Hall's perky comic turn as the buoyant Beth is a delight, but although Stephen Frear's film bobs along pleasantly enough, he never makes the gambling exciting enough to hit a winning streak. Jason Best-Movie Talk
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