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Jason Statham_ The Gambler Who Took On the Mafia Alone
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00:00In a bar, Nick's eyes were glued to a beautiful woman with a curvaceous figure.
00:04He must have had his eye on her.
00:06Just as he was about to approach her, a man walked in.
00:09It turned out he was her boyfriend.
00:11Later, through their conversation, Nick learned that this man was also a hardcore gambler.
00:16He asked his girlfriend to go with him to Atlantic City to play cards.
00:19And if they won big, they wouldn't need to work.
00:22Instead, they'd have enough money to live on for the rest of their lives.
00:25However, his girlfriend advised him not to get involved in gambling.
00:29Then, the two of them got into an argument.
00:31Seeing this, Nick picked up his drink, approached their table, and started hitting on her.
00:36Not wanting any trouble, the girl pulled her boyfriend away to leave.
00:40But Nick wouldn't let it go.
00:41He mockingly snatched off the man's wig, laughing at him for being bald.
00:45The man was furious, but since Nick was well-built, he swallowed his pride and walked out with his girlfriend.
00:51As the two were about to leave, Nick continued to taunt him and got punched in the stomach a few times by the man.
00:56The girlfriend was very proud that her boyfriend was brave and strong, so she threw her arms around him.
01:02It turned out this was all their plan.
01:04Nick had been hired by this guy to pretend to be a ruffian, helping him get a chance to impress the girl.
01:09After the job was done, Nick received a handsome payment.
01:12In reality, Nick was a bodyguard working at a law office in Las Vegas.
01:16He took on roles as a guardian, keeping casino-going gamblers safe.
01:20So Nick was very well-known in bodyguard circles.
01:22But because of his precarious life, he took on many different jobs to make ends meet.
01:27Bodyguard, mercenary, and even playing the part of a thug.
01:31As long as it paid and didn't violate his ethics, he'd do anything.
01:34After finishing the job, Nick returned home, got some sleep, and then went to work as usual at the office.
01:40A young man came looking for Nick.
01:42He wanted to hire Nick to protect him while he had fun,
01:45because this rich guy was afraid that carrying a lot of cash would attract the attention of thugs.
01:49But he said that before hiring Nick, Nick needed to show him his special abilities so he could trust him.
01:55Nick started boasting about his experience.
01:57He said he'd been knocked unconscious, blown up by bombs set by bad guys, tricked, or even ganged up on by a whole mob.
02:04But in the end, he was still alive and kicking.
02:07No accident had ever claimed his life.
02:09Furthermore, Nick also had a pilot's license as well as a karate black belt from Tokyo.
02:14The man's face looked very pleased with his CV.
02:16Not only that, even though he was just a security guard bodyguard,
02:20Nick had an economics degree from Yale University, USA.
02:23He could memorize most of the front pages of the New York Times in five minutes,
02:27and even recite it five weeks later.
02:29Nick had also won the national gold medal championship for three consecutive years
02:33and was fluent in four languages.
02:35But Nick said he had one bad habit.
02:37He was a chronic bullshitter.
02:39On the contrary, this guy thought Nick was very humorous and he liked that.
02:42In the end, Nick was hired as his personal bodyguard.
02:46After work, Nick drove to his usual bar.
02:48The waitress came out and told him that a girl named Holly had left him a message.
02:52Nick read the note and then drove to Holly's house.
02:55Actually, she was Nick's friend.
02:57Seeing the bruises on Holly's face, Nick asked her what happened and who had done this to Holly.
03:02But unfortunately, she herself didn't know who had attacked her that night.
03:06Holly recounted that she had been knocked unconscious that day.
03:09A man had dumped her in front of the hospital.
03:11Thanks to her survival instinct, Holly crawled to the emergency room door.
03:15Just then, a doctor came outside for a smoke.
03:18Seeing the girl covered in blood, he quickly pushed her into the emergency room.
03:22This was also the reason Holly called Nick.
03:24She wanted to hire him to investigate the people who had tortured her.
03:28The two sat on the sofa.
03:29Holly meticulously told Nick what had happened.
03:32Before that, Holly said she had an important appointment that night.
03:35After that appointment ended, Holly left using the elevator,
03:38in which there were three young men.
03:40Holly noticed the youngest one speaking to the other two with a commanding and strong tone.
03:45She guessed he was the leader, and the other two were just bodyguards.
03:48After they failed to harass Holly, she was forcibly dragged to their place.
03:52Then, the leader signaled the two big guys to go to the next room.
03:56Holly was brutally assaulted.
03:58When they were done, they dumped her at the hospital gate.
04:00Nick asked which hotel Holly had been at that day.
04:03She replied that she had been at the Golden Nugget Hotel.
04:05However, according to Nick, that place was full of high rollers.
04:10If they weren't criminals, they were people who came to Las Vegas to gamble.
04:13And Nick refused her.
04:15He reasoned that he didn't know anyone at that hotel.
04:17So he couldn't do anything about the people who had kidnapped and tortured Holly.
04:21Then, Nick went home.
04:22Although he said that, Nick still secretly snuck into the Golden Nugget Hotel.
04:26He knew two women who worked in the hotel's laundry and asked for information about the men who had been in the elevator with Holly.
04:32The woman arranged to meet Nick at a diner to talk more easily.
04:36She said the guy Nick was looking for was called Danny.
04:38He was a fighter with ties to the Italian mafia and the head of the family.
04:42The woman advised Nick not to mess with Danny because his two bodyguards alone were strong enough to break his neck.
04:48Later, Nick called Holly to inform her.
04:50She told him that he had once pressed a gun against her and would clearly have shot if she hadn't been compliant.
04:56He made Holly say she loved him and if she pleased him, she would be set free.
04:59But in the end, Holly was still tortured by him.
05:03That evening, Nick waited for Cyrus in the casino lobby.
05:06This young man seemed very excited about gambling in Las Vegas for the first time.
05:10He took Cyrus on a tour of the city.
05:12Contrary to Nick's bored demeanor, Cyrus was very enthusiastic because he thought Nick was actually a special agent and kept asking him which agency Nick worked for.
05:21In response, Nick told him he should shut up.
05:23After that, Nick let Cyrus freely indulge in his passion.
05:27The young man seemed to be having a great time.
05:29Meanwhile, Nick couldn't stop thinking about Holly's situation.
05:32He drove to her house and told Holly the information about the man who had harmed her and his room number.
05:38He thought he should leave and not get involved in this trouble.
05:40However, Holly wanted him to get revenge for her.
05:43She said she wanted Danny's two balls to be crushed by her.
05:46A moment later, Nick pretended to be an employee of Baby's, coming to see Danny.
05:51You should know that the boss Baby was the head of the criminal underworld in Las Vegas.
05:55He owned the largest casino in the city.
05:57But the bodyguard didn't care.
05:59He slammed the door shut.
06:00A little later, Danny felt he couldn't offend the casino boss.
06:03So he invited Nick in.
06:05At this time, he was soaking in the bathtub.
06:07Nick didn't beat around the bush.
06:09He said that they were the ones who had humiliated Holly.
06:12And today, Nick was here for revenge.
06:14But these guys just laughed amongst themselves, saying they couldn't respect a call girl.
06:18Then, Danny pulled out a gun and threatened Nick.
06:20He ordered his two henchmen to deal with Nick.
06:23But Nick turned and kicked one of them, causing him to fall and break a glass panel.
06:28Seeing this, Danny aimed his gun and fired at Nick.
06:31But Nick used a business card to flick it straight at his face, knocking him unconscious.
06:35After that, Danny was tied up by Nick to wait for Holly to deal with him.
06:39Holly took a pair of scissors out of her handbag, which terrified him.
06:42He immediately begged her to spare him.
06:44He could give Holly $50,000.
06:46She went to get the money from the drawer and threw it to Nick.
06:49She gave him half his payment.
06:51But it wouldn't be easy for Holly to forgive the man who had tortured her.
06:55Realizing Holly intended to castrate him, the guy begged her to spare him.
06:59A cut to his private parts made Danny wince in excruciating pain.
07:03Just when Danny thought his precious jewels were about to be cut off,
07:06making his two cronies beside him turn pale with fear.
07:09Suddenly, Holly stopped her hand.
07:11She decided to spare him and left.
07:13When he got home, looking at the $25,000 he had just earned on the table,
07:17Nick decided he would try his luck once.
07:20Because deep down, Nick just wanted to escape this godforsaken city as soon as possible and
07:25retire from the underworld.
07:27But to do that, Nick had to accumulate at least $500,000.
07:30Only gambling could make him rich quickly.
07:33He went to the casino and played cards.
07:35Nick bet $10, making the female dealer feel contemptuous.
07:39But the surprising thing was, the more Nick played, the more he won.
07:43Luck had come to him.
07:44It turned out Nick was a genuine card sharp.
07:46In the past, he had been so addicted to gambling that he lost his entire future.
07:50But tonight, Nick knew this was his only chance to change his life.
07:54He decided to play big, betting another $1,000 because he thought that whether he won or lost,
07:59he would leave Las Vegas anyway, because he knew Danny wouldn't easily let Nick go after
08:04humiliating him in the hotel room.
08:06The more Nick played, the luckier he got.
08:08So the casino requested to replace the female server with a man.
08:11But Nick didn't trust him and said his eyes looked shifty.
08:15Coincidentally, Nick met Cyrus sitting there.
08:17It seemed this young man had lost quite a bit.
08:20But after talking to Cyrus, he became even more determined to play his best tonight.
08:24Cyrus watched Nick's winnings grow more and more.
08:27He really admired him.
08:2820 consecutive wins made the manager annoyed with Nick.
08:32Everyone gathered around Nick because he had won so big that he attracted all the players
08:36there.
08:36This final hand would be the decisive one.
08:38When Nick flipped over his two cards, everyone waited nervously for the result.
08:43In the end, Nick won big again, making everyone around him cheer.
08:47Thanks to the money won at the casino, Nick decided to leave this place and go to the
08:51Mediterranean.
08:52That was his dying wish.
08:54Just as Nick was about to go to the cashier to exchange his money, the gambling demon resurfaced.
08:59Now Nick no longer wanted to realize his dream of going to the Mediterranean.
09:03He said it was just a pipe dream, and what Nick wanted now was to go back and play more.
09:07That's exactly the mentality of gambling addicts.
09:10What Nick needed wasn't money.
09:12He just wanted to be immersed in his passion for gambling.
09:14After that, Nick took his money and went back to play.
09:17This time he decided to go all-in with $500,000, and luckily Nick won another $25,000.
09:24Every time he won, he bet all the money he had just earned.
09:27He could easily guess every card the dealer was holding, proving that Nick's gambling ability
09:31was no longer at the level of passion.
09:33He had reached a masterly realm.
09:35But no, this time Nick wasn't lucky anymore.
09:38He lost all $525,000.
09:41But everyone around him applauded Nick.
09:43Nick couldn't help but feel regret for not being able to control his gambling urges and
09:48losing his retirement money.
09:49Cyrus took him back to his hotel room to rest.
09:52At this point, Cyrus confessed to Nick that he was a weak person, afraid that when he got
09:56older, he would be beaten up by young punks.
09:59Because once on the street, he had witnessed a group of kids beating up an old man.
10:02Cyrus begged Nick to teach him some self-defense martial arts, because Nick was very famous
10:07in Cyrus's idol.
10:09He had fighting skills.
10:10Just like Nick, Cyrus had a dream to bravely do what he wanted before he died.
10:14He only had his intelligence to make money, and it was the only thing he had to defend
10:18himself.
10:19Cyrus made an offer that Nick couldn't refuse.
10:22He said the two of them could team up to increase their chances of winning in the casino.
10:26But Nick didn't believe him.
10:28He walked away to the bar.
10:29Just then, two big guys walked in.
10:31They said Danny needed to see Nick.
10:33But tough luck for these two.
10:35They provoked him right when he had just lost over half a million dollars.
10:38Nick furiously smashed a glass into the head of one of Danny's henchmen.
10:42He continued to physically assault these two as if they were just punching bags for him
10:46to vent his anger whenever he lost at gambling.
10:49More and more guys rushed to attack Nick, but thanks to his quick agility, Nick took them
10:54all down.
10:55What else?
10:55He was best at gambling and fighting.
10:57There was no way these small fry were a match for Nick.
11:00While he was fighting, the casino boss's men came and told him to stop.
11:04When Boss Baby met Nick, he said he had received a complaint from Danny.
11:07According to him, Nick had used a gun to kill two of his men and rob money to gamble.
11:12To clarify the truth, Nick was forced to confront Danny face to face.
11:16This guy lied through his teeth.
11:18He claimed that Nick was the one who barged into the room and pointed a gun at his head
11:22first, then knocked out two henchmen, tied them to chairs, and shot them.
11:25Furthermore, Nick also ran to Danny's desk and stole $50,000.
11:30Moreover, Danny pretended not to understand why Nick went crazy and attacked him.
11:35He hadn't done anything to him.
11:36At this point, Nick's face was like, let's see how long you can keep bullshitting.
11:40The casino boss knew full well this guy was lying, because he knew Nick could kill them
11:45with his bare hands or an ashtray.
11:47No need for a gun.
11:48At this moment, Nick stated the real reason he went for revenge.
11:51This thug was the one who had raped Holly and brutally tortured her.
11:55Therefore, he had helped Holly get revenge.
11:58She left a scissor mark on Danny's little guy.
12:00The boss demanded Danny take off his pants for inspection, which made him lose control.
12:05Danny was humiliated a second time.
12:07He was determined to get revenge on Nick.
12:09The next morning, Cyrus met Nick one last time to say goodbye before he returned to his
12:13city.
12:14This young man didn't forget to taunt him, saying he regretted admiring someone like him.
12:18Actually, Nick was just a weakling like himself.
12:21But though his mouth said so, Cyrus still cared a lot about Nick.
12:25Before leaving, Cyrus gave him a ticket to the Mediterranean and a check for $500,000
12:29to help Nick realize his lifelong dream.
12:32But Nick refused, saying he was about to be killed and couldn't go.
12:36No sooner had he finished speaking than four big guys rushed into the diner looking for
12:40him.
12:40It turned out they were Danny's men.
12:42He had come here to get revenge on Nick.
12:44Immediately, Cyrus stood up on a chair, pretending to shout crazily, distracting these guys, giving
12:50Nick time to escape.
12:51The whole gang chased after Nick, but he hid on the roof of a car.
12:55Taking advantage of these guys still being dazed, Nick jumped down and took them out one
12:59by one.
13:00By now, Danny had been thoroughly beaten up by him.
13:03He ordered his men to advance and continue attacking him, but they were all defeated by
13:07Nick thanks to his quick agility, using a knife to stab the henchmen in their vital spots.
13:12Now only Danny was left.
13:14He wasn't afraid and rushed forward to punch Nick in the face, but it had no effect on him.
13:19Nick broke Danny's arm, making him scream in pain.
13:22Then, he took a knife and stabbed him in the groin to finish him off.
13:25Nick stabbed him in the neck, making him die in agony.
13:28Cyrus quickly chased after Nick and gave him the boat ticket and the money.
13:32He said he was wrong to call Nick a coward.
13:34He would always be Cyrus' idol.
13:36After that, Nick went home and packed his luggage to leave.
13:39The movie ends here.
13:40What are your thoughts on the movie?
13:42Please leave a comment below.
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