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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: If you're really in the market for seasonal inspiration, The Cooler could be your best bet. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Kramer has gotten strong performances from his cast (Baldwin is particularly good as the strangely likable, but still horrible, casino owner). Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: It's a very good movie. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: While it does occasionally shortchange its characters, it provides plenty of moments for the actors to shine. Read more
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: If you'd thought Macy had explored every nook and cranny of loserville in such movies as Fargo and Magnolia, think again: He makes Bernie into someone brand new. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: This picture is rescued from cliche by the quality of the acting, and Mr. Kramer wisely gives the actors room to work. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: It's pretty winning for a long way, reminding us that everything in life is a kind of gamble, and if you don't play, you'll never win. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The Cooler is as much of a con as Vegas itself; that's the source of its charm. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: In a notably confident feature debut, Kramer demonstrates a surefire skill in eliciting genuine emotional impact amid make-believe. Read more
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: A winning drama that's only slightly too pleased with its own playful conceits, The Cooler features strong performances and flows with the grace and assurance of a Sinatra song. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: A carefully assembled supporting cast gives The Cooler the grit that sells the magic. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: All cast members are superb. Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: The romance that ensues between Macy and Bello (both of whom are terrific) is exactly the kind of mature, sexy adult relationship that people complain doesn't exist in movies anymore. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: It's a pleasure to watch Macy, with customary craft and intelligence, create from the ground up an unlikely, yet plausible romantic lead. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: The Cooler isn't a great movie -- like a nervous gambler, it's scared to go for broke -- but it has a good run for awhile. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: I ended up mostly liking The Cooler. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Deserves to be seen for one of the most lyrically convincing sex scenes of the year, from the neck up as well as from the neck down, performed by Mr. Macy and Ms. Bello with genuinely engaging affection and amusement on a person-to-person level. Read more
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: A B-movie in the best sense: Unpretentious. Raffish. Just trashy enough to be six kinds of fun without making you hate yourself in the morning. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Cooler is old-fashioned in the way the Shangri-La is old-fashioned, and I mean that as a compliment. This is a movie without gimmicks, hooks or flashy slickness. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: William H. Macy and Maria Bello shine in a terrific -- and surprisingly sexy -- tale of a Vegas loser whose luck begins to turn. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: Baldwin bites into his role as if it were a 3 a.m. cheeseburger after a night of blackjack and booze. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Macy's layered characterization energizes a project that could have drowned in cliches. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: A movie without a compass, switching pace and direction as haphazardly as a caffeinated SUV driver on a cellphone. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: In reconstructing Macy's equal-opportunity loser persona as a romantic winner, The Cooler forgets what made its star so winning in the first place. Read more
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: [The] film never amounts to more than a cute idea stretched to poker-chip thinness. Read more