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Plot

When a customer dies, prostitute Irene discovers his money vest containing half a million dollars. She asks her regular client Johnny to help her double the money at the casino where he works in order to return the money to some gangsters and keep the rest.

Cast

Reception

The website veronicasuperguide.nl gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 stars, writing, "The twisty plot with more coincidences than logic does not do any justice to the dramatic core of the film, namely the relationship of the two jaded lovers. This very thing could have still made this routine thriller interesting, but Gilroy barely pays attention to it."

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''Money Plays''
at Letterbox DVD * {{Frank D. Gilroy 1990s American films 1990s English-language films 1998 drama films 1998 films American drama films American films about gambling English-language drama films Films directed by Frank D. Gilroy Films set in casinos Films set in the Las Vegas Valley