The popularity of casino films is no coincidence in Asia where the casino industry has been booming for decades. A must-see classic, especially for fans and students of multi-genre, casino-themed cinema. Despite the tendency to slowdown in the middle, Tazza is still a solid two and a half hours of action-packed entertainment. Not that it’s a boring movie – it’s definitely not, there’s just too much downtime in between the many set piece sequences. And you’ll actually feel it being that long. Tazza is definitely a roller coaster ride, albeit a rather long one – two and a half hours long to be exact. The film is fueled by well-acted drama and comedy, intense action sequences, and the unbeatable pairing of Kim Hye-soo and Cho Seung-woo. He manages to pull it off, lose the money, get it back, and lose it again – obviously a metaphor for how these games work in the real world. In a Kill Bill-esque twist, the man spends several months training with an old master of sleight-of-hand, preparing for a swindle of his own, one that would allow him to get his money back. With nothing left to lose, he goes on a rampage that gets him the attention of other significant players in the story. A man loses his sister’s alimony payments by being swindled by professional card players. The premise is nothing but pure intensity. From the start, it’s easy to see why this film is considered a classic in the annals of Korean cinema. Such is the case with Tazza: The High Rollers, a 2006 classic that even today remains one of South Korea’s highest-grossing films.
Whether it’s tragedy or comedy, South Korean filmmakers have a distinct and extremely effective way of pulling at our heartstrings.
Long- time readers of The Game of Nerds know that we’re big fans of Korean cinema.
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