Poker has always been a confusing game.

Flipping this kind of normalized morality helps to make the plot unpredictable.

The movie succeeds in turning a mundane part of school into nail-biting suspense.

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Stallone, Foxx,andRoger Guenveur Smithas Marlo give standout performances that are all so different from each other.

Overall, 2003’sShadeis a fascinatingneo-noirpiece thatgives a gritty look into the dark world of poker.

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Sylvester Stallone as The Dean smoking a cigar in Shade (2003)

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Sylvester Stallone

Jamie Foxx