The Seduction of Gina (TV Movie 1984)

The Seduction of Gina: Directed by Jerrold Freedman. With Valerie Bertinelli, Michael Brandon, Fredric Lehne, Ed Lauter. Gina is young, recently married and bored. On a trip to Lake Tahoe she discovers the game of blackjack. Increasingly obsessed with gambling, she keeps hoping her lucky streak will last.

“I came across this on Amazon for free and really enjoyed it. Watching Ginau0026#39;s u0026quot;seductionu0026quot; by gambling was hard to watch at times, especially how she kept dipping into her trust fund to chase after her next win.nAs stupid as she was, I still sympathized with the character and felt badly for her. It was clear to me that she was using gambling as fulfillment for the empty marriage she had to her med school husband who never had any time for her. She complains to her friend how she feels trapped in the marriage to a husband she never sees and how she u0026quot;canu0026#39;t dateu0026quot;.nShe obviously jumped into that marriage way too soon at 20 (or earlier as itu0026#39;s not determined the age she was when marrying, but she turns 21 in the film). It was a good film, but lacked a proper ending imo. I wonu0026#39;t spoil anything, but I felt there shouldu0026#39;ve been more to show before ending the way it did.nStill, a solid 8 stars and Bertinelli is always nice to watch and the San Francisco early 80u0026#39;s street scenes were nice to see.”