The Cooler

(lions gate) Release Date: November 26, 2003 Director: Wayne Kramer Cast: William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Shawn Hatosy, Ron Livingston Plot: Bernie Lootz is the unluckiest man in Las Vegas... he\'s so unlucky, it\'s contagious. Looking to knock out their highest rollers, one of the last mob-run casinos in town, the Shangri-La Hotel and Casino downtown, decides to use Bernie as a \"cooler\" to defuse their lucky streaks. The scheme goes fine until Bernie falls in love with a cocktail waitress, Natalie, who becomes his \"lady luck\", much to the chagrin of the casino\'s crooked director who aims to break up the romance, and Bernie\'s newfound luck. Website: www.thecoolermovie.com/\" target="_new">link