Lay the Favorite
2012, R, 94 min.
Directed by Stephen Frears, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Laura Prepon, Joshua Jackson.

Not reviewed at press time. Let’s just say it’s not a good sign when the latest Stephen Frears movie opens for an exclusive run at the local dollar house. In this film, the director of High Fidelity, The Queen, and Dangerous Liaisons orchestrates a Las Vegas roundelay.

This article appears in December 7 • 2012.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.