Wild Card

Never bet against a man with a killer hand

This week's action-junkie release is a remake of the 1986 film Heat which starred Burt Reynolds. Our hero is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, he strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly he is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, he has one last play to change his fortunes, and this time, it's all or nothing.

90 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller.

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Credits

Cast	Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Hope Davis, Milo Vertimiglia, Max Casella, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander, Sofia Vergara
Director	Simon West
Screenplay	William Goldman, from his novel
Music	Dario Marianelli
Cinematography	Shelly Johnson
Editing	Padraic McKinley, Thomas J. Nordberg
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2015
Produced by	Lionsgate, SJ Heat Productions, Sierra/Affinity, Cinema Seven Productions, Current Entertainment, Quad Films, SJ Pictures, Silver State Production Services

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Action thriller
Language	Strong impact, frequent
Nudity	Mild impact, brief and isolated
Sex	None
Violence	Strong impact, frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Mild impact, fairly frequent
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 17 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith All bets are off after Statham fails to lose his shirt.	5
Cape Times Jordan Mintzer Playing the 'Wild Card'.	10
Metacritic.com 19 critics	8
Rottentomatoes critics 48 critics	10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Hardcore Jason Statham fans may enjoy parts of Wild Card, but all other action aficionados need not apply.	5
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	11
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Statham remake is violent and contemplative, not thrilling.	5
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 37 users	10
Rottentomatoes users 6500 users	8
Internet 23405 Netizens Remake from 1986 Heat	11
Average .. 42%	8