The story follows a law student named Mike (Matt Damon) who also happens to be an exceptional poker player. Filled with strong performances and captivating subject matter, the film manages to rise above some predictable and conventional scripting, to form an entertaining and worthwhile experience. Focused on the alluring world of underground poker, the movie weaves a high-stakes tale of friendship, danger, and the struggle to embrace one's true calling in life.
In the 1998 film 'Rounders,' the impulses in question are those to live life on the wire and risk it all, and the potential sacrifice might end up being love, stability, and well, maybe even life itself. At some point, whether we embrace them or not, the natural impulses buried deep within our very DNA will escape, and though that freedom often causes great relief, it almost always comes tied to heavy sacrifice. Though we can try to hide from ourselves, in the end, we can't ever truly escape who we are.
