The Odds

Synopsis: A murder mystery set in the world of illegal teenage gambling. A 17-year old must find his best friends' killer before the game is exposed.
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Director(s): Simon Davidson
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.9
R
Year:
2011
92 min
26 Views


Dude, what took so long?

We waited till 7.30.

Sorry man, I was organizing my finals.

Come on, I don't wanna miss anything.

- Wait, this actually going down?

- Of course, get in.

Are you sure? Because I begged

my mother to give me money.

Dude trust me, get in.

Alright, hey can I drive?

- No.

- Damn.

The Odds

Sam Cartier is tough.

- It's Cartier.

- Cartier.

- Not Bad.

- What is that?

- What?

- What the hell was that?

- What?

- You not getting any of that?

No, no all I'm smelling is Barry's.

No I am not wearing it.

It's not that, it's the smell of fear.

If by fear you mean money, then yes

you do smell fear.

Yeah we will see to that wont we.

Ladies and gentlemen you may start

your engines.

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the

divisional championship.

Wrestling at 60 kg category.

(Unni Taturn) and (Sean Diego)

Red 5:
2

red 25$.

- Come on.

- Get out of it.

- Yes!

- Red 25$.

- Let's go.

- 30$ Red.

- Is that your phone?

- Yeah, my dad just got it for me.

- You like it??

- It cost 50$.

It's okay.

The next wrestling at70 kg.

(Sam Cartier) and (Joey Vinr)

Red 4:
1

seventy-five dollars to the Red

Sam Cartier is going

to kill this city kid.

Come on!

Kill him! Kill him, you

stupid son-of-b*tch.

You see that?

That a total f***ing die.

No! No! What's he doing?

This is bullshit!

What the hell was that?

- Get lost.

- I know you deliberately do that.

Do you want to die?

No, but it be nice if you lost.

Hey hey okay chill.

You talk like that again, I'll kill you.

You're unbelievable, you

sad sad piece-of-sh*t.

F***!

Hey hey why do you

have go and do that?

Get your fuckn' face outta mine.

You failing english aren't you?

Let me go!

You f***in' dead.

Don't you f*** come near me.

Alright, what the f*** are you thinking?

- I don't know.

- You don't know?

Alright, let get your parents down here,

what their number?

- Oh sh*t!

- Hey coach.

- Yeah?

- This is basically my fault.

Yeah, and basically I'll do is, you

admitted it and get out of this.

Okay, but it's my fault.

Look I'm sorry things

got out of hand there

but there is a very

good explanation for it.

Okay, so why don't you fill me in now?

Okay, I'm not proud of it or anything.

- But...

- But what?

Knowing Sam cartier

a very good-looking guy.

Okay...

And barry here was just...

you know he's...

You know Sam been nailing my girlfriend

behind my back.

Oh, I see, is that true?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

Well listen, I will not

tolerate this kind of crap.

You guys wanna steal some score, you

put on your on damn time.

Yes sir

and I want to see both

you in my class...

after school

for detention all week.

Try to be there and I try to

forget about this Sam Cartier stuff.

- Yup.

- Yeah?

- Thanks coach.

- Okay.

And you, what the hell

going into you lately?

- Whats that about?

- Of what, Barry and Sam?

- Yeah.

- It was nothing.

Then why did Barry go after him?

Ah yeah, that was a

little something else.

Bullshit, come on just tell me.

Okay Barry thought Sam

wasn't as strong as he usually is.

- That was pretty stupid.

- I know, that what I'd said.

So everything okay with coach?

Oh yeah yeah, I settle it.

Alright, good.

It's kindda fun though, kindda

fun high school was.

What? You gonna be poetic

about grade 12?

I guess I kindda miss it.

Listen, I going to need you to either

step it up soon or settle up soon, okay?

Well, yeah no worries man, I feeling

lucky street coming on.

Okay, okay, see you tomorrow?

- Ah..yeah I think so.

- Okay, see you tomorrow.

House for Sale.

- I make some coffee.

- Thanks.

- How hungry are you?

- Pretty hungry.

- Is there milk?

- Yeah.

- You home tonight?

- No.

- You got date?

- Dad..

- Where you going?

- Got a poker game.

- Barry going?

- Yeah.

- What's the buy in?

- Not much.

Hey, are we selling the house?

I do not know yet.

Well if going to move out with Barry

into an apartment this summer, I just...

I don't think I need all the space

to myself.

Okay. I'm just asking.

Are you moving out for sure?

Yeah.

- So what are you doing' tonight?

- I got to stay late at the office.

The new senior manager that I told

you about..he's kind of a

prick?

You can say that again.

You need to get out more dad.

Desson, where is your buddy?

You got me.

Oh Coleen, nice of you to join us,

why don't you take your regular seat.

- Hello.

- Mr. Ur...

- Quiet in here yeah?

- Okay, yeah I'm sorry.

Alright let keep quiet in here and I'll

be back in a minute or two.

Yeah?

So, why are you here?

He caught me skipping his class.

Where were you?

I was studying for my

math test in the library.

Yeah right.

- Really?

- Yeah, as if.

Do you want to see a card trick?

Okay.

Okay.

Pick one.

Now put it back.

- You can remember that right?

- Yeah, I think so

I hope so.

Now pick another one, any one.

- How do you did that?

- I think my mom taught me that one.

- I'm impress.

- Thank you.

So, what do you do for fun?

- What do you mean?

- I mean, do mend sweaters?

Do you read romances novel,

do you play the clarinet?

I love live music, so I like to go

to a club.

But you can't get into clubs.

Yeah, I can.

How? I bet you can't even get cleavage

I fake ID.

- You do?

- And I can get cleavage if I want to.

So what are doing' tonight.

- So are you ready for this?

- Ready for what?

You'll see.

Is Paul aound?

You tell Paul

I want all you little a**hole out

of here by midnight the at latest.

Hey.

After you.

Come close.

- Hola amigo.

- Konichiwa.

This is Coleen, she's

in my bio-30 class.

- It's nice to meet you, Coleen.

- Likewise.

You want something to drink Coleen?

What do you having?

We have cokes.

That would be three dollars please.

Oh I'm fuckn' with you, first one

on the house.

Thank you.

Do you like gaming Coleen?

- I do not know.

- Alright, well.

Have some chips on me, let

me know if you want some more.

And I set you up with a line of credit

to go now to make a call but yeah

I was a pleasure meeting you.

Nice to meet you too.

Yeah Coleen, one more thing this

kindda important.

Even though this places a

bunch of fun and games

I would be appreciated if you didn't

anyone about it.

Like as in no one, do you understand?

Yeah.

Alright.

Do not worry about

him he get a little bit intense.

How do you know him?

He was the captain of the math club

when I was in grade 10

really?

So, do you wanna play something.

Okay, take this, high, low.

You bet on whether the dice is

higher than seven.

Or lower than the number 7.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Now wait wait, higher or low?

- Ok, low.

- What's your bet?

Two.

Roll them..

Low!, you won 2 bucks.

- Okay.

- Can I put the bet?

- You bet four.

- Okay.

- Okay, high.

- Okay.

High!, four bucks.

- What do you want Benson?

- Are you playing or what?

I'm busy here.

Don't worry, I wont take all your money.

What's wrong, you want to play?

Nope.

Maybe just a couple of dance.

Come on, I'll show you how to play.

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