80
Takes roughly a third of its length to really get going, but, once it does, it's a devilishly clever, engaging piece of work that milks every cent of value from its tiny budget.
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88
Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
A marvelously subversive, slyly manipulative effort.
63
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
There are certainly glimpses of his underused talent. But there aren't enough of those moments to elevate Croupier above the level of routine melodrama.
88
It's brilliantly precise in its detailing, stylishly jagged and sensual by turns, and utterly unpredictable.
50
The film fires off too many intriguing plot possibilities that remain nothing more than that.
100
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
Intense, hypnotic, assured, Croupier mesmerizes from its opening image of a roulette ball on the move.
50
Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
The twists and revelations of this rigorous noir reduce it to canned psychodrama.
100
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Taut, tense and enthralling, as smart and surprising as it protagonist.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
Croupier, immersed in a world of gambling, gamesmanship and crime, is a solid, seductive entertainment.
80
Don't let Croupier go by without a look.