The film centers around an off - duty solider Rodney Baze Jr. (Casey Affleck) who has racked up a great deal of
gambling debt owed to John Petty (William Dafoe).
Not exact matches
Owed By Charles Barkley (right), a $ 400,000
gambling debt to the Wynn Las Vegas casino.
Even those enlightened enough to recognize that addictive
gambling is as much a disease as alcoholism or narcotics addiction often forget that
gambling carries a staggering extra penalty: the terrifying mountain of
debt built up over the years, the thousands upon thousands of dollars
owed to sharks and bookies.
Alongside these heavyweight comedic stars came Naomi Watts, working wonderfully against type as Daka, a severely pregnant Russian prostitute who Vincent regularly seeks the services of, Chris O'Dowd as a scene - stealing teacher at Oliver's new school, and Terrence Howard as Zucko, a
debt collector lurking on Vincent's heels for
gambling money he
owes.
Displays of cliché bad boy behavior are present — a one night stand,
gambling issues, visits to the strip club and of course the presence of the gangsters to whom he
owes the
debt, as mentioned in the outset.