Plot hole: Lamar was a star basketball player who didn't pay attention in Jim's English Literature class (and wasn't "good in English") but needed to pass to continue playing. Lamar told Jim, "I've had four courses with you" and "I'm a Junior." Whether this was Lamar's 4th or 5th English course, neither make sense. A fourth course would equal 12 credits - enough to be Lamar's' declared major (unlikely) - and most students don't enroll in the same professor's courses when they don't do well ("easy A"). (00:43:56 - 00:46:40)
The Gambler (2014)
1 plot hole - chronological order
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Starring: John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, George Kennedy, Brie Larson, Griffin Cleveland
Revealing mistake: Jim parts his hair on the left side. The stacks of his books on display in the hallway include a photo of him with his hair parted on the right side, but otherwise looking the same. Hair that is persistently parted on one side will not easily part on the other side and lay across the head in the same way. (The image was reversed). (00:25:20)
Jim Bennett: You're born as a man with the nerves of a soldier, the apprehension of an angel.
Trivia: The name of the L.A. University where Jim is a professor is not pointed out, but it must be fictional. The West L.A. College (WLAC) has a basketball team nicknamed the "Wildcats" and Lamar's basketball uniform (white with red lettering and trim) looks strikingly similar to those worn by WLAC Wildcats, but WLAC is a community (two-year) college where Lamar could not be a "junior."
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