10 out of 10 people found the following review helpful:

Not bad ... but not great

A Customer from Northampton, England, 10th March, 2006

Saw this on a flight to Malaysia. This average drama has a good performance from Pacino but it is his usual bulstering larger than life characterisation we have seen in many of his films. He won't be winning any wards for this movie. I usually like Matthew Mc but in this film he seems to be going through the motions. Plot was average, not much excitement. The script and exchanges between characters were ok. Not really much else to say about this average film.

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7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

worth a gamble.

robin williams from wales, 13th February, 2007

Just finished watching this film and really enjoyed it.The two main characters of the film ,Al pacino and Mathew Mconaughey had a real chemistry thing going on , and at times had the hairs on my neck standing up! If you're a gambler you're gonna love this movie,having said that this film has enough going for it to entice anybody.well worth a look.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Popcorn

The Sherrif of Nottingham from Staffordshire, England, 25th August, 2006

It was enjoyable, watchable fun while it lasted. A few weeks later and I can't really remember any individual scenes but I know I liked it while it was on. Worth it for one viewing.

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5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:

~The Al can do no wrong =]

morebees from from Derby, 7th April, 2007

Surprisingly not as predictable a film as you would expect it to be based on it's face value alone. If you're thinking it's along the same kind of lines as Jerry 'show me the money' Maguire, you'd be very much mistaken. Which can only be a good thing. =] In my eyes a film with (the legendary) Al Pacino, Mr 'abs of steel' McConaughey and Rene Russo has to, by forfeit alone, if anything, be a winner. Which is why I added it to my rental list. I was surprised at how much depth was achieved on such a, typically, superficial subject. Sports. Specifically:- sports gambling. Riviting stuff, no? But all that aside, you end up caring about the characters. Caring about whether the New York Giants win or loose. Caring that, in the end, everything ends up ok. Definitely a rollercoaster ride of a film; with more downs then there are ups.

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'Two for the money'

A Customer from Wirral, 6th October, 2009

... .. Mr Pacino.. doing what he does best.. Strong role .. leading all the way .. ... an insite into the game of gambling.. with some great one liners delivered as only Al can .

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fantastic movie, not to be missed!

A Customer from London, 1st July, 2009

Great movie, apparently beased on a real story. It's about a guy (Matthew McConaughey) who, after a sports injury, he starts working in the sports betting industry. Because he is clever enough (and with an 'insider' experience too) he can predict quite well the results of the games, thus giving 'advice' to those who want to bet money on those games. One day, a 'big fish' of the industry (Al Pacino) hires him and that's the moment when the guy realises the magnitude of the money this industry moves. The problem is that the pressure is horrendous because, in truth, there is no way to give scientific predictions of the results of the games; the movie is excellent by showing how fast you go from the total success to the deepest failure, also how this 'industry' preys on the greed and desperation of the people. The interesting thing is, also, the STRIKING SIMILARITIES WITH THE RECENTLY COLLAPSED FINANCIAL SYSTEM, where everything was, at the end, a huge bet that gave billions to a handful of people and, in the same way, has pulverised many more. With this perspective, and as a parable of the financial system, the movie is a great eye-opener. The acting is fantastic: Matthew McConaughey surprised me as a very good actor and Al Pacino keeps his star quality (...even Renee Russo as his wife, acts reasonably well), the direction impeccable and the script has a modern message...you can't ask for more!

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nothing riveting

A Customer from London, 10th June, 2009

it took me a while to understand what this one was about but i finally got it a betting pundit takes rookie under his arm and teaches him everying about the bussiness the rookie is doing well but then seems to see pacino is a different light further down the line he develops a conscience as he sees first hand that betting is destroying peoples lives nothing special

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two for the money

filmdog from , 23rd March, 2009

Got this film because I love Al Pacino - he must have needed some money himself to make this film - very boring script, acting ok but not worth the effort.

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