Poker Night, released in the UK as The Joker, is a 2014 crime thriller film that was written and directed by Greg Francis.
Imprisoned with Amy (Halston Sage), the daughter of a police officer, Stan must use the stories of his fellow poker players to find a way for them both to escape.
[7] Dennis Harvey of Variety gave Poker Night a negative review, highlighting its "near-indigestible mix of tricky Pulp Fiction-esque structural convolution, torture-porn tropes and a somewhat distasteful level of snark, making for a self-satisfied puzzle that most viewers will run out of patience trying to unravel.
"[9] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter, commended the acting, and "somewhat anthology feel", but criticized the endless voiceover narration, "jumbled timeline", and reliance on genre tropes.
"[10] Patrick Cooper from Bloody Disgusting felt that the film showed promise and featured good performances, but was ruined by its nonlinear narrative, and inconsistent tone.