cv682_16139.txt

you_PP
don't_DO
have_HV
to_TO
know_VB
poker_NN
to_IN
like_IN
"_"
rounders_NN
,_,
"_"
but_CC
it_PP
might_MD
help_VB
._.
that_CS
a_DT
great_JJ
deal_NN
of_IN
this_DT
sharp_JJ
little_JJ
drama_NN
is_BEZ
set_VBN
in_IN
the_DT
back_NN
rooms_NNS
of_IN
new_JJ
york_NP
's_POS
cardshark_NN
underground_JJ
astoundingly_RB
doesn't_DOZ
limit_NN
its_PP$
accessibility_NN
,_,
even_RB
for_IN
those_DT
who_WP
can't_MD
tell_VB
royal_JJ
and_CC
straight_JJ
flushes_NNS
apart_RB
._.
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
'_"
success_NN
,_,
then_RB
,_,
is_BEZ
owed_VBN
to_IN
its_PP$
proficient_JJ
cast_NN
and_CC
intriguing_JJ
portrayal_NN
of_IN
a_DT
world_NN
not_XNOT
many_DT
viewers_NNS
will_MD
be_BE
familiar_JJ
with_IN
._.
the_DT
dialogue_NN
may_MD
be_BE
filled_VBN
with_IN
terms_NNS
that_CS
only_RB
true_JJ
players_NNS
will_MD
grasp_VB
,_,
but_CC
you_PP
don't_DO
have_HV
to_TO
speak_VB
the_DT
language_NN
to_IN
understand_VB
the_DT
words_NNS
-_-
a_DT
statement_NN
that_CS
pretty_JJ
much_DT
sums_NNS
up_RP
the_DT
effectiveness_NN
of_IN
the_DT
whole_JJ
show_NN
._.
matt_NP
damon_NP
,_,
fresh_JJ
off_IN
his_PP$
"_"
good_JJ
will_NN
hunting_NN
"_"
hot_JJ
streak_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
perfect_JJ
for_IN
the_DT
role_NN
of_IN
mike_NP
mcdermott_NP
,_,
a_DT
young_JJ
law_NN
student_NN
with_IN
a_DT
tremendous_JJ
gift_NN
for_IN
gambling_NN
._.
but_CC
after_IN
losing_VBG
all_PDT
of_IN
his_PP$
tuition_NN
money_NN
in_IN
a_DT
killer_NN
high-stakes_NNS
match_NN
with_IN
russian_JJ
poker_NN
aficionado_NP
teddy_NP
kgb_NP
(_(
john_NP
malkovich_NP
,_,
deliciously_RB
hammy_NP
)_)
,_,
he_PP
shifts_VBZ
his_PP$
focus_NN
to_IN
scholarly_JJ
matters_NNS
,_,
leaving_VBG
his_PP$
true_JJ
area_NN
of_IN
expertise_NN
far_RB
,_,
far_RB
behind_IN
._.
things_NNS
change_VB
,_,
however_RB
,_,
when_CS
mike_NP
's_POS
old_JJ
buddy_JJ
worm_NN
(_(
edward_NP
norton_NP
)_)
re-enters_NNS
his_PP$
life_NN
-_-
it_PP
seems_VBZ
worm_NN
,_,
just_RB
out_RP
of_IN
jail_NN
,_,
owes_VBZ
a_DT
hefty_JJ
sum_NN
to_IN
nasty_JJ
thugs_NNS
,_,
and_CC
is_BEZ
counting_VBG
on_IN
his_PP$
friend_NN
's_POS
superlative_JJ
skills_NNS
to_IN
help_NN
him_PP
pay_VB
off_RP
the_DT
debt_NN
._.
that_CS
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
'_"
story_NN
quickly_RB
molds_NNS
itself_PPX
into_IN
a_DT
conventional_JJ
,_,
predictable_JJ
tale_NN
of_IN
redemption_NN
doesn't_DOZ
hinder_VB
its_PP$
potency_NN
._.
director_NN
john_NP
dahl_???
,_,
infamous_JJ
for_IN
his_PP$
neo-noirs_NNS
"_"
red_JJ
rock_NN
west_NN
"_"
and_CC
"_"
the_DT
last_OD
seduction_NN
,_,
"_"
gets_VBZ
extremely_RB
convincing_JJ
mileage_NN
out_RP
of_IN
the_DT
been-there_NN
,_,
done-that_RB
plot_NN
mechanics_NNS
by_IN
trumping_VBG
up_RP
the_DT
relationship_NN
between_IN
mike_NP
and_CC
worm_NN
._.
damon_NP
and_CC
norton_NP
bring_VB
so_RB
much_DT
to_IN
their_PP$
roles_NNS
that_CS
they'd_???
be_BE
worth_IN
catching_VBG
even_RB
if_CS
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
ultimately_RB
folded_JJ
,_,
but_CC
the_DT
movie_NN
ups_NNS
its_PP$
fascinating_JJ
ante_NP
by_IN
contrasting_JJ
their_PP$
wildly_RB
different_JJ
ways_NNS
of_IN
winning_VBG
._.
any_DT
sequence_NN
where_CS
the_DT
two_CD
men_NNS
sit_VB
at_IN
the_DT
table_NN
together_RB
is_BEZ
an_DT
unarguable_JJ
highlight_NN
._.
if_CS
only_RB
the_DT
other_JJ
character_NN
interaction_NN
was_BEDZ
as_IN
successful_JJ
,_,
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
might_MD
merit_VB
consideration_NN
when_CS
it_PP
comes_VBZ
time_NN
to_IN
number_NN
the_DT
year_NN
's_POS
best_JJS
films_NNS
._.
current_JJ
"_"
it_PP
girl_NN
"_"
gretchen_NN
mol_???
is_BEZ
sweetly_RB
appealing_JJ
as_CS
mike_NP
's_POS
girlfriend_NN
jo_NP
,_,
aware_JJ
and_CC
weary_JJ
of_IN
his_PP$
seedy_JJ
past_NN
,_,
but_CC
her_PP$
scenes_NNS
with_IN
damon_NP
number_NN
too_RB
few_DT
to_IN
be_BE
very_JJ
effective_JJ
._.
john_NP
turturro_NP
's_POS
aging_JJ
mentor_NN
and_CC
famke_???
janssen_JJ
's_NNS
tempting_JJ
siren_NN
,_,
both_RB
interesting_JJ
sketches_NNS
,_,
are_BER
hampered_VBN
by_IN
the_DT
same_DT
limited_JJ
screen_NN
time_NN
._.
and_CC
as_CS
a_DT
wizened_JJ
judge_NN
,_,
the_DT
great_JJ
martin_NP
landau_NP
makes_VBZ
memorable_JJ
a_DT
role_NN
that_CS
's_BEZ
mostly_RB
a_DT
plot_NN
device_NN
-_-
he_PP
's_BEZ
on_IN
hand_NN
mostly_RB
to_IN
sort-of_???
save_IN
the_DT
day_NN
and_CC
provide_VB
a_DT
voice_NN
for_IN
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
'_"
moral_JJ
._.
that_CS
moral_JJ
,_,
by_IN
the_DT
way_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
"_"
our_PP$
destiny_NN
chooses_VBZ
us_PP
,_,
"_"
and_CC
it_PP
's_BEZ
something_PN
of_IN
a_DT
surprise_NN
when_CS
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
supports_VBZ
this_DT
solemn_JJ
proverb_JJ
by_IN
eschewing_VBG
the_DT
conclusion_NN
you_PP
might_MD
expect_VB
;_;
mike_NP
does_DOZ
learn_VB
from_IN
his_PP$
mistake_NN
,_,
but_CC
neither_RB
the_DT
mistake_NN
nor_CC
the_DT
way_NN
he_PP
learns_VBZ
from_IN
it_PP
is_BEZ
what_WDT
it_PP
initially_RB
appears_VBZ
to_IN
be_BE
._.
in_IN
the_DT
end_NN
,_,
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
sees_VBZ
gambling_NN
as_IN
less_DT
a_DT
mere_JJ
addiction_NN
than_CS
a_DT
potential_JJ
art_NN
form_NN
,_,
but_CC
the_DT
poker_NN
itself_PPX
is_BEZ
only_RB
a_DT
metaphor_NN
for_IN
a_DT
much_DT
larger_JJR
picture_NN
._.
the_DT
road_NN
to_IN
true_JJ
fulfillment_NN
lies_NNS
within_IN
the_DT
realization_NN
and_CC
exercising_VBG
of_IN
your_PP$
natural_JJ
passions_NNS
,_,
the_DT
movie_NN
espouses_VBZ
,_,
no_DT
matter_NN
what_WDT
they_PP
might_MD
be_BE
._.
here_RB
,_,
low-rent_NN
lowlifes_NP
like_IN
worm_NN
just_RB
aren't_BER
cut_VBN
out_RP
for_IN
the_DT
cards_NNS
._.
screenwriters_NNS
david_NP
levien_NP
and_CC
brian_NP
koppelman_NN
entertain_VB
and_CC
educate_VB
in_IN
their_PP$
quest_NN
to_IN
vividly_RB
render_VB
a_DT
culture_NN
that_CS
's_BEZ
often_RB
generalized_JJ
by_IN
movies_NNS
;_;
even_RB
complete_JJ
poker_NN
neophytes_NNS
should_MD
cross_VB
the_DT
line_NN
from_IN
observers_NNS
to_IN
participants_NNS
when_CS
the_DT
movie_NN
gets_VBZ
to_IN
its_PP$
concluding_JJ
game_NN
scene_NN
._.
inside_IN
every_DT
adventurous_JJ
filmgoer_NN
,_,
there_EX
is_BEZ
a_DT
desire_NN
to_IN
be_BE
taken_VBN
someplace_NN
new_JJ
and_CC
exciting_JJ
,_,
and_CC
that_CS
's_NNS
the_DT
precise_JJ
allure_NN
of_IN
"_"
rounders_NN
._.
"_"
it_PP
ultimately_RB
matters_NNS
not_XNOT
that_DT
a_DT
few_DT
of_IN
our_PP$
tour_NN
guides_NNS
feel_VB
partially-realized_JJ
or_CC
that_CS
the_DT
journey_NN
itself_PPX
is_BEZ
cluttered_JJ
with_IN
sites_NNS
we've_???
seen_VBN
before_IN
,_,
because_CS
the_DT
final_JJ
destination_NN
is_BEZ
a_DT
satisfying_JJ
one_CD
._.
in_IN
the_DT
end_NN
,_,
"_"
rounders_NN
"_"
holds_VBZ
a_DT
winning_JJ
hand_NN
._.