Oscar Isaac giver et fremragende, kontrolleret karakterstudie af en almindelig mand, der er blevet forledt af sit land og føler sig dømt til at brænde op indefra for tid og evighed.

...alt [er] som det plejer i Schraderland, og det er aldrig en dårlig ting.

Oscar Isaac understreger, at han er en af tidens mest tungtvejende skuespillere.

...Isaac grounds the movie in his stirring, tuned-in performance of Tell...

The three characters are an odd trio, beautifully played.

At its best, 'The Card Counter' is wonderfully retro, like an old-fashioned noir.

...reaffirms Schrader as a master-crafter of stories involving morally ambiguous men concealing ready-to-erupt inner lives.

Schrader has carpentered a strong and vehement film, hypnotically watchable...