I'm actually a little embarrassed to even write this...

So my wife and I have this thing were every so often we just watch the worst trash we can find. It's usually some ridiculous zombie movie, or a crazy modern Jean Claude Van Damme kickboxing movie, or an older stewardess romp. The plan is to find something we can riff through, have too many drinks and just have fun.

So its my turn to find something and I see on Amazon Prime this movie called "DIRTY DEALING" from 2018. It's sold as a casino heist movie (its not) perpetrated by beautiful women (beautiful if you like them non-biogradable) with an all-star cast (ummmm...). The only two men in the movie were played by Michael Madsen and C. Thomas Howell, who in their day might have been considered stars I guess. But boy, how the stars have fallen. Oh, and my wife said one of the women is a main character on Vanderpump Rules if that means anything to anyone.

So the movie starts out with a parade of dealers starting their shift at the Rapture Casino in Las Vegas. First thing I said, "Ha! That's the South Point!" Most of the scenes take place at the tables on the right as you walk in. There are a couple scenes at the casino bar (I think the one by the poker room). If you look at the tv screens above the bar they are showing "South Point" instead of the imaginary "Rapture Casino". They make very little effort trying to hide it.

Made me wish I was there at the convention. Actually, made me wish I was just about anywhere but watching this movie. As it went on, there was no "heisting" happening. There is drama with the main woman's kid, a terribly unconvincing love affair and weird side bits from cast. It was like watching paint dry (good thing we had the drinks). Then, just when you are about to ask, "Why the heck was this movie made?" there is the completely unnecessary nuude calendar shoot. I knew it was somewhere.

So anyways, in the end there is a sort of heisty-type thing, but its really poorly done and stupid. The movie is a complete waste of time - amateurish and ridiculous.

But forget the scantily clad women, the real action shots are of the chips! Looks like most trays were stacked with South Point roulettes and a smattering of fake Rapture chips (most likely just stickers on generics).

So my bottom line - unless you are super homesick for the South Point, and are willing to get SUPER drunk, don't bother with this one. Even for a bad movie, this one stinks. And believe me, I've seen some REALLY bad movies.

This has been "At The Movies With Ed"