:: What Folks are Saying About The Hot Shoe ::

“The Hot Shoe is director David Layton's behind-the-scenes first-person study of the art and science of card counting, a legitimate gambling technique used by individuals and teams of blackjack players to win millions from casinos every year. Interviews with Vegas gambling insiders like Gambler's Book Club owner Howard Schwartz and legendary blackjack author Edward O. Thorp are just the warm-ups to the director's own gamble, as he risks the film's $5,000 music budget as a blackjack stake to test what he's learned. I'll leave it to you to find out if the movie has any music. This is a straight look at Vegas gambling, minus the b.s. of every Vegas movie ever made with the exception of the excellent Hard Eight with which this would make a great double-down double-feature.”

- Turk Pipkin, actor, The Sopranos & Friday Night Lights

“David Layton's documentary, The Hot Shoe, is entertaining, informative and original. He weaves together three themes: a history of card counting using live interviews with leading figures, an introduction to the basics, and a suspenseful running account based on his own casino play during a week as a beginner. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in card counting at blackjack, or who likes a good story.”

- Edward O. Thorp, author of Beat the Dealer

“The heroes of David Layton's The Hot Shoe use intellect, play-acting, instinct, guts, arithmetic, and a healthy arrogance as the tools of their trade, risking reputation, litigation, and even life and limb to beat the big casinos and their stacked cards.”

- The Austin Chronicle