Film: Runner Runner, 2013, Directed by Brad Furman

After a streak of very bad movies, it was a relief to watch this one. The movie is not great, but it is skillfully written and well-acted. Its plot is a variation of "Wall Street" and "Boiler Room" - with the same main male characters in the trio - ambitions, entrepreneurial, and smart college drop-out, a mentor, a father. The details differ but the moral is the same - greed is not good. The dramatic quality of the two older films is better. The latest version is more entertaining than anything else. Some very snappy dialogue (written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien) contributes to the pleasure.