Casino Jack

12/17/2010

“Mediocrity is the elephant in the room” and “you’re either a big-leaguer or a slave” are just a couple of the quotable one-liners that George Hickenlooper’s new political flick, Casino Jack, puts in the mouth of notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff, played by actor Kevin Spacey, who interprets the titular character with such charming, eloquent self-righteousness that you almost find yourself wishing he had come out on top, as he'd always intended to do.