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Academy Award® winner AL PACINO and MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY star in this adrenaline-charged thriller about the sexy, high-stakes world of sports betting, where fortunes can be made and lost with a flip of a coin. When Brandon Lang (MCCONAUGHEY) becomes the protÉgÉ of sports gambling's power player, Walter Abrams (PACINO), he swiftly becomes the golden boy of the high-rolling world for consistently picking football winners. Now, with millions on the line, he finds himself in a deadly game of con- versus-con with his new mentor. Also starring Renee Russo and Jeremy Piven (TV's Entourage), Two for the Money sizzles with intense, non-stop thrills!
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Lew Erwin
Al Pacino is being singled out for much praise -- and much scorn -- in D.J. Caruso's Two for the Money. His is a performance vibrating with tension and need, writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times. Robert K. Elder in the Chicago Tribune describes him as the Michelangelo of alpha males, the superior craftsman of high-strung, barking-mad rulers of men. Kyle Smith in the New York Post comments that Pacino is always worth watching. ... He brings so much flash he almost makes us forget that the story, and even the setting, don't make sense. But Chris Kaltenbach writes in the Baltimore Sun, If watching Al Pacino overact does it for you, then by all means go see Two for the Money. Similarly, Peter Howell in the Toronto Star observes, Al Pacino begins dining on the shrubbery from the moment the camera turns to him. Philip Wuntch in the Dallas Morning News says that Pacino overacts with such self-aware vigor, vintage movie fans may wonder if he's possessed by the spirit of Bette Davis. And Steven Rea concludes in the Philadelphia Inquirer: A little Al Pacino goes a long way, and his rants and revelations assume a sort of bludgeoning familiarity as the film progresses, heading for a muddled, emotionally messy conclusion.
Reviewed by: dagucc on 6/2/2006 5:38:47 PM
Lew Erwin
Al Pacino is being singled out for much praise -- and much scorn -- in D.J. Caruso's Two for the Money. His is a performance vibrating with tension and need, writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times. Robert K. Elder in the Chicago Tribune describes him as the Michelangelo of alpha males, the superior craftsman of high-strung, barking-mad rulers of men. Kyle Smith in the New York Post comments that Pacino is always worth watching. ... He brings so much flash he almost makes us forget that the story, and even the setting, don't make sense. But Chris Kaltenbach writes in the Baltimore Sun, If watching Al Pacino overact does it for you, then by all means go see Two for the Money. Similarly, Peter Howell in the Toronto Star observes, Al Pacino begins dining on the shrubbery from the moment the camera turns to him. Philip Wuntch in the Dallas Morning News says that Pacino overacts with such self-aware vigor, vintage movie fans may wonder if he's possessed by the spirit of Bette Davis. And Steven Rea concludes in the Philadelphia Inquirer: A little Al Pacino goes a long way, and his rants and revelations assume a sort of bludgeoning familiarity as the film progresses, heading for a muddled, emotionally messy conclusion.
Reviewed by: dagucc on 6/2/2006 5:38:47 PM
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Reviewed by: dagucc on 6/2/2006 5:38:47 PM
Reviewed by: downco on 4/28/2006 9:21:40 AM
Pacino great as usual. When will the oscar people discover Renee Russo? She is terrific. Armand Assante in a chilling cameo: fine actor and craftsman. Mathew McC ia the weakest link, and he was good. Story line carries you, very good technically (maybe a couple of continuity goofs). Ending weak. A definite watch.
Reviewed by: krozmer on 4/4/2006 7:58:20 PM
Reviewed by: amie5961 on 3/30/2006 8:30:15 AM
If you like to gamble this movie is for you..if you like great acting this movie is for you.....only negative on the movie for me is the ending did not have more of a BANG to it, but this is a movie I will end up owning!!!
Reviewed by: wesday on 3/26/2006 8:54:29 PM
Good Movie, the ending was a little soft but its a good story.
Reviewed by: ahmadhasson on 3/13/2006 2:52:26 AM
Great Movie, based on true story. I saw this movie in theater before.Al Pacino's acting was awesom as usual.
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