£9.99

Cooler

Bernie Lootz is a loser who spends his life spreading bad luck on the floor of an ageing casino in Las Vegas as 'The Cooler' where his very presence seems to cool down a gambler's winning streak. One day, however, he meets Natalie, a beautiful cocktail waitress with whom he becomes involved, but his 'cooling' powers start going into reverse and the casino boss is not happy.

William H. Macy adds another quirky, offbeat, and original character to his CV in the form of Bernie Lootz, a sad loser who has the worst luck in town. Unfortunately for him, that town happens to be Las Vegas. He gets hired by his old friend Shelly Kaplowitz (the excellent Alec Baldwin, hitting his stride) to work at the Shangri-La Hotel and Casino, where his bad luck rubs off on the gamblers previously doing well at the tables. But Lootz isn't actually getting paid; he owes money to Shelly, so he is merely working off his debt. Things go haywire when he meets Natalie (Maria Bello) and falls instantly in love--threatening to change his luck. Meanwhile, Shelly is trying to keep the old-school feel of the casino, battling Larry Sokolov (Ron Livingston), who wants to update the place into a glitzy multimedia entertainment centre. This struggle of old versus new is also seen in Sokolov's plans to replace ageing lounge singer Buddy (Paul Sorvino) with hot newcomer Johnny Capella (Joey Fatone of

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Cooler