2 For The Money..Sports Gambling Movie?

FunkSoulBrother · Aug 20, 2005

My apologies if there is already a thread about this, I searched and couldn't find it.

Anyhow... has anyone seen the trailer for this yet? I saw it at the theatre last night and it looked.. interesting. As sportsgamblers we don't get too many movies so we at least have to give a shot to what we get.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417217/

Plot Outline: After suffering a career-ending injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renown bookies in the sports-gambling business.

Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo.

Any thoughts?:coffeetim

FunkSoulBrother · Aug 20, 2005

Oh and also:

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james369 · Aug 20, 2005

when will this movie be out anyone know

FatTony · Aug 20, 2005

http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=295792

james369 · Aug 20, 2005

Fat Tony said:
http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=295792

thank you tony must have missed this yesterday

HacheMan · Aug 20, 2005

Brandon Lane............

Guy was awesome in football last year.....

http://www.biggreenmachine.net/Handicappers/Main/BrandonLane

Yes the record from last year is legit. I witnessed every play........

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JohnnyDeMarco · Aug 20, 2005

this movie is about handicapper Brandon Link and tout Stu Feiner. AL PACINO PLAYS STU FEINER/

coconutman · Aug 21, 2005

Wow.. i didin't know that. Can't wait to see the movie.

Can u see his picks before game time? =)

RobFunk · Oct 7, 2005

hellah10 · Oct 7, 2005

i watched this movie last night (downloaded it)...

it is good and i would recommend it to any gambler to watch, however, i still think the best gambling movie has to be "Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie"

MikeThom33 · Oct 7, 2005

Can't wait to see it. I didn't realize it was about Brandon Lane & Stu Feiner.

:toast:

arniesarmy · Oct 7, 2005

Here's a review by the Philadelphia Inqurier

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Do man-boy movie execs wish Al Pacino were their dad?<o

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Teamed with baby-faced Chris O’Donnell in the schmaltzfest “Scent of a Woman,” teamed with dude-ish Keanu Reeves in the satanic hoot “The Devil’s Advocate,” teamed with Johnny Depp in the excellent “Donnie Brasco,” teamed with Colin Farrell in the forgettable “The Recruit” — Pacino has, in the last decade, played the gruff, guttural, middle-aged mentor to a slew of young star mentees.<o

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So, nothing new in “Two for the Money,” in which Matthew McConaughey is Brandon Lang, a red-hot sports handicapper who goes to work for Walter Abrams (Pacino), the biggest sports handicapper of them all. Walter operates out of clubby digs on the Brooklyn waterfront, overseeing the Manhattan skyline and a brokerage-firmlike biz of prognosticators, taking a percentage of the winnings from the bettors on the other end of the phones.<o

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It’s a booming enterprise, but dependent on touters who can call the winners, and the point spreads, on any given Sunday (football’s their biggest game). Brandon, whose promising career as an NFL quarterback met a nasty end with a leg injury, has a record that verges on the psychic. Walter hears about Brandon, flies him to New York (first class, of course), and offers him a job.<o

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Only it’s not just a job: it’s more like becoming Walter’s No. 1 son, moving into his house, eating dinner with the wife (Rene Russo), hanging onto Walter’s every profound piece of counsel.<o

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Directed by D.J. Caruso (”The Salton Sea,” “Taking Lives”), “Two for the Money” is full of showboating Pacino moments — blustery soliloquies that are entertainingly self-parodic, full of hand-waving, eye-popping, motor-mouthing hooey. In the dressing room where he’s getting ready for his weekly cable show, Pacino’s Walter examines his coif in the mirror and barks, “What’s going on with my hair?!” About his barber: “I want him dead!”<o

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McConaughey, playing a small-town boy with big-city dreams, eats this stuff up. Pumping iron and pushing fast on his bike, Brandon works himself into an adrenalized state, an uber-buff protege exuding total confidence, the handpicked heir to Walter’s kingdom. This doesn’t sit well with Walter’s heretofore top salesman, a cocky sports statistician played by “Entourage’s” Jeremy Piven. What’s a movie without conflict, after all?<o

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In the case of “Two for the Money,” the conflict gets complicated when Brandon’s streak suddenly turns cold, and the fortunes of Walter’s firm go with it. A thuggish billionaire (Armand Assante) isn’t happy with his losses and makes his displeasure known.<o

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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. 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.<o

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Produced by Jay Cohen, David C. Robinson and James G. Robinson, directed by D.J. Caruso, written by Dan Gilroy, photography by Conrad W. Hall, music by Christophe Beck, distributed by Universal Pictures.<o

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Running time: 2 hours, 2 mins.<o

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Walter Abrams/Al Pacino<o

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Brandon Lang/Matthew McConaughey<o

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Toni/Rene Russo<o

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Parent’s guide: R (profanity, violence, sex, adult themes)<o

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