A 'cooler' is someone employed by casinos because they're considered so unlucky their mere presence will turn the fortunes of a winning gambler. In this dark but tender love story, Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is the best cooler in the business. His whole life is dogged by misfortune. Every facet of his lonely, miserable existence is testimony to ill fortune, right down to the little things like his cat leaving home, his plants dying and the milk jug being empty every time he gets a coffee.
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