The Gambler rolls the dice on a remake: review

The Gambler 2.5 stars Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael K. Williams and Jessica Lange. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Opens Dec. 25 at GTA theatres. 111 minutes. 14A In The Gambler, a film that roles the dice on a remake, it’s both instructive and obvious that the classic novel which Mark Wahlberg’s fatalistic English…