Spotlight: "Ballad of a Small Player"
The neon lights of Macau tempt gambler Colin Farrell in “Ballad of a Small Player,” from Netflix

Spotlight: "Ballad of a Small Player"

Colin Farrell rolls the dice that maybe he can save this mess of a movie about a gambler’s addiction. Not this time.

By Peter Travers

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