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'Casino Jack' and the Art of the Stealnew

Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff’s biggest crime was getting caught.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  03-25-2011  |  Reviews

Kevin Spacey as Casino Jack Abramoffnew

George Hickenlooper's film takes a novel, comic approach, but it isn't compelling enough to interest those who got their fill from Alex Gibney's documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money.
INDY Week  |  David Fellerath  |  03-02-2011  |  Reviews

Exploits of Jack Abramoff Are as Funny as Cancernew

A black comedy about corrupt, money-grubbing lobbyists fleecing Native Americans and batting on-the-take congressmen around like rag dolls may have been funny a few years ago.
Charleston City Paper  |  Felicia Feaster  |  03-02-2011  |  Reviews

The Dude, Not the Duke: True Grit and Casino Jacknew

The bad guys in one use guns; in the other, they use senators and congresspersons.
East Bay Express  |  Kelly Vance  |  12-22-2010  |  Reviews

Conservatives and Cashnew

Casino Jack weaves a lot of details into its impressive telling of the Jack Abramoff story.
Tucson Weekly  |  James DiGiovanna  |  05-25-2010  |  Reviews

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