Two for the Money

    Two for the Money
    2005

    Synopsis

    A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

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    Cast

    • Al PacinoWalter Abrams
    • Matthew McConaugheyBrandon Lang
    • Rene RussoToni Morrow
    • Armand AssanteNovian
    • Jeremy PivenJerry
    • Jaime KingAlexandria
    • Kevin ChapmanSouthie
    • Denise GalikBrandon's Mom
    • Gedde WatanabeMilton
    • Carly PopeTammy

    Recommendations

    • 88

      Chicago Sun-Times

      In D.J. Caruso's Two for the Money, you can see Al Pacino doing something he's done a lot lately: Having a terrific time being an actor.
    • 75

      New York Daily News

      Too long by about 20 minutes, and takes itself too seriously near the end. But if you're looking for a movie for a boys' night out, it's a winner.
    • 63

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      It says in the beginning of the film that Two for the Money is "inspired by a true story." Problem is, it's just not that inspired.
    • 58

      Entertainment Weekly

      Sports betting is a great subject for a movie, but Two for the Money is short on the number-crunching nitty-gritty.
    • 50

      L.A. Weekly

      Dramatic failings are only exacerbated by D.J. Caruso's direction: He composes every frame as if for television -- despite the fact that the film is shot in widescreen -- and his visual style is about as cinematic as sports talk radio.
    • 50

      The Hollywood Reporter

      A muddled melodrama about the shady and questionable though not quite illegal world of "sports advisers."
    • 50

      Variety

      Despite nice touches, pic meanders in the middle and ends flatly.
    • 40

      Village Voice

      In keeping with his apparent ambition to play each character more berserk than the last, Pacino can't discuss wine choice without sounding on the brink of aneurysm.

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