Maverick (1994)
Genre: Western / Comedy
Duration: 127 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Richard Donner
Stars: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner
IMDb score:
7,0 (125.712)
Releasedate: 20 May 1994
Maverick plot
"In their hands, a deck of cards was the only thing more dangerous than a gun."
Bret Maverick is the successful gambler and Annabelle Bransford is the flashy woman who tries to make his life miserable. He and his friend Cooper participate in a poker game on a boat. Maverick competes for the grand prize, but Annabelle throws a spanner in the works. Now he must take on his formidable foe in a nerve-wracking game.
Actors and actresses
Bret Maverick
Annabelle Bransford
Marshal Zane Cooper
Joseph
Angel
Commodore Duvall
Room Clerk
Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker
The Archduke
Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Reviews & comments
Vinokourov
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- 3143 messages
- 2909 votes
Was a bit skeptical beforehand, especially Jodie Foster in a Western seemed a bit miscast to me. However, she can also handle these kinds of roles and together with poker player Mel Gibson and James Garner they experience a very nice adventure. The jokes aren't great, but the typical western atmosphere is nice. The poker climax at the end was okay too. The film should have ended there, but now it took just a little too long.
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Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8441 votes
Way too long winded for what it is.
I think the best humor is in the dialogues, the funny replies and the allusions. What was meant to be visual humor seemed too much of the "already seen" type to me.
The protagonists are good in their roles as clever deceivers.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10012 messages
- 4678 votes
You would think that this new collaboration between Richard Donner and Mel Gibson after the Lethal Weapon movies would bring something good, but it's not a great western comedy. The humor in particular was not up my alley ... the duo of scammers Maverick-Annabelle trying to put each other in the spotlight is too much in the spotlight, because they need $25,000 entry fee for the poker tournament they want to participate in, but have a long way to go not enough. Jodie Foster doesn't fit the bill for me and her presence quickly becomes irritating. I also found the whole scene with that Indian impossible to air.
Positive notes, on the other hand, were Danny Glover's small appearance as a mugger, pulling out the "I'm too old for this shit" line again, and the whole poker game on the steamboat. The twists at the end were way too far fetched. Mediocre.
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