Ben Affleck in Runner Runner
Despite the risks – statistical and
criminal – online gambling holds innumerable attractions. In today's post-economic-meltdown world,
young people have fewer job options than ever before. But that hasn't done
anything to affect their desire to get-rich-quickly. This generation – consumers from early
childhood – is used to getting what they want, when they want it, with the
click of a mouse.
“Runner Runner” depicts the risks of
this reality starring Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake and Gemma Arterton where Timberlake
plays Princeton grad and former Wall Street star Richie Furst, who believes
he’s been swindled by an online poker organization based in Costa Rica. He
decides to head to Central America to confront the owner, Affleck’s Ivan Block,
and is soon seduced by the promise of immense wealth. As Block’s right-hand man
he uncovers more than he bargains for, and is soon juggling loyalties and
trying to stay alive.
