LAY THE FAVORITE

An adventurous young woman gets involved with a group of geeky older men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage.

The magnetic Rebecca Hall leads an all-star cast in Stephen Frears’ Las Vegas caper. An English rose playing against-type, Hall delivers an adventurous, even fearless performance as the film’s lap dancer turned cocktail waitress turned sports gambler.