Michael's Movie Grade: B+
A delightful telling of this true story.
This film tells the true story of Michael Larson. For those of you who don't know the story, he was a man who memorized all the patterns on the gameshow Press Your Luck and ended up with a large amount of money that no game show contestant had ever won before. Though many at CBS wanted to stop him, they couldn't because he technically wasn't cheating. The reason that this story has captured the hearts of so many TV lovers is obvious. This story of the average man beating the system is a perfect amalgamation of David vs Goliath, the American Dream and wish fulfillment. With this in mind, it is no wonder that a dramatization of this story is completely gripping and a lot of fun. This movie is a very straightforward retelling of the story without any real commentary or cinematic flourishes. The movie may add nothing new to this well-known story, but it tells it quite well. The hour and a half flies by and there is never a moment, when it is anything less than a lot of fun. Besides simply being based off a wonderful true story, this movie's other not so secret weapon is Paul Walter Hauser as the title character. He is fantastic here and brings a real sense of humanity to every scene he is in and absolutely grips you to the screen.
This is a very basic but gripping telling of a great true story.
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