Absolutely Fantastic

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Leaves you with a smile, Im an amature in terms of actor and crew recognition but i loved this movie. Thought the acting and story was solid. Jake johnson was great and Aislinn Derbez mirrored him as the female lead. Loved the growth and struggle of brothers Joe Truglio and jake johnson. If youre looking for an interesting movie then this is a must watch.

Absolute horrible movie and a total waste of time.You can detail this movie in a paragraph.Losing gambler loses money of an acquaintance who went to jail. Losing gambler meets woman. Losing gambler seeks help from ga sponsor. Losing gambler goes to work in family business. Losing gambler dates woman who has kid and lives with mom. Losing gambler not allowed to meet mom or kid. Losing gambler loses more money that is the guys in jail. Losing gambler wins a hand of poker and wins all money back and has a heart attack. Now gambler gets out of hospital in record time and movie ends with gambler eating dinner with girlfriend, daughter and mom.That's it, no need to watch this pile of heap of trash. Go spend your time watching something else or going to sleep. There isn't any type of true action in this movie, there is a major lull of any definitive type action that gets you interested in any of the characters not even the main. It is unrealistic and here's the rub, you don't even see the winning hand played out nor is it feasible that the guy wins all the money back and then some in just one hand after losing hand after hand supposedly.There is a reason it's on Netflix, it wouldn't make it on screen or made for TV.1 out of 10 and that's being generous.

This is kind of a movie that you would't remember any thing about it right after watched it whatsoever. Nothing impressive, no casting, no directing, no cinematography, absolute nothing, emptiness, void! I rarely watch Netflix sponsored movies or shows and after this terrible experience, I decided that even those rare incidences would definitely drop to zero. This is for Joe Swanberg, please stop making movies, you may have some other talents in some other line of businesses. Go explore the world, start from scratch, try something else, I'm sure you will be way much successful in anything else but directing a movie, I'm sure you will, anything, just try it! Thank you.

Drinking Buddies, the first collaboration between director Joe Swanberg and actor Jake Johnson, was one of my favorite films from 2013. In 2015, they worked together again in Digging for Fire, but in that case, the film was boring and disappointing. And now, in 2017, Swanberg and Johnson worked together once more in Win It All, quite an interesting film which evokes honest emotions with a deceptively simple screenplay and excellent performances. Johnson is best known for his work in the sitcom New Girl (one of my favorite series, by the way), but he has gradually become a brilliant actor, maybe limited to the particular "likable loser" niche, but with a big talent to capture the humanity hidden behind the dysfunctions of his characters. In the case of Win It All, said dysfunction is the gambling addiction in every possible way. Then, the unexpected visit of an old "partner" presents a unique opportunity for Johnson's character, and the rest of the movie portrays his sincere struggle to overcome his vice and create a new life, while making catastrophic decisions which couldn't only ruin his efforts, but also cost his life. As I previously said, a simple premise, but capable of taking us all over the emotional spectrum in a matter of seconds, without losing the rhythm of the tale and without betraying the nature of the characters. And besides, we also have perfect performances from Joe LoTruglio (best known for his work in Brooklyn Nine Nine, another one of my favorite sitcoms), Keegan Michael-Key, Aislinn Derbez, Nicky Excitement and José Antonio García in supporting roles. On the negative side, I found the ending of Win It All too abrupt, while trying to distract us from the main drama; I don't want to reveal too much, so I will leave that complaint ambiguous. Nevertheless, Win It All deserves a recommendation as a solid combination of comedy and drama in which things are exactly like they seem... and they are still able to keep us interested. In summary, I'm definitely interested in watching more collaborations between Swanberg and Johnson. Maybe a cinematographic "crossover" of Drinking Buddies and New Girl?