Snoo Lee

I think a lot of people writing reviews here are missing the seriousness of how Hank stood up and defeated a careerist interloper who was taking action to destroy Hank's department. Anyone who has worked in education in the US knows this irony of "lucky" when the best people around you are repeatedly subverted and destroyed by a soulless career mafia who only play one card: capture and use, and hire all their friends so let's make that RICO organized crime. Hank is a hero and a rare instance of defeating the real bad guy, the emblematic Dickie Pope. I for one, enjoyed the bitter humor. This show is treasure to me, and it is unique art. A thousand A+'s and 5-stars from me. It would be nice if the US people cared a little more about their conditions in the sole (the only one) developed country in the world without a health care system.

I guess the 1-star reviewers missed the metaphor about counting cards in the game of life, and seeking justice to cleanse the soul / whatever. Counting cards, keeping track of who does what. I enjoy that the arrogant loser kid is in fact unredeemable, and is an arrogant loser despite such generosity from the card man. How many 20-somethings do I know like this? Can not follow directions, can not forgive, small-mind dull-witted closed-in, no sense of opportunity. Maybe this character is even more damaged as a person than PTSD man. I think the La Linda character was emotionally flat on purpose in that she is a prop character and does not pollute or detract from the main emotion of the story, which is the slow churn toward the war based conclusion. Kudos for obvious real hatred for school debt and debt in general. Kudos for realism. Yes the card tournaments are dead and boring, just like the real people in the USA who allow war crimes and never say a word or give it a second thought. Soul-dead, brain-dead USians, you got them here. I like the film a lot, and yes it is definitely not for everyone, especially those whose brains are trained to expect mindless action, and who think it is fun to go to the outlet mall and do a consumer ritual to buy something. This film is not for you. Whoever made this film, thank you. At least they made something, unlike the complaining reviews here from people who make nothing, just mindlessly consume and expect. DaFoe was brilliant. Thank you. His endorsement alone should tell you about the legitimacy of this movie. There may be an issue with false advertising if the movie is cynically promoted as a card tournament movie. Well, desperate measures for desperate times. In case anyone missed it, the Russian "USA! USA!" card team is a side-show harassment to demonstrate how mindless nationalism works and is exploited.