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Two For The Money [DVD]

Al Pacino (Actor), Matthew McConaughey (Actor), D.J. Caruso (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Armand Assante, Jeremy Piven
  • Directors: D.J. Caruso
  • Producers: Jay Cohen, James G. Robinson
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 17 July 2006
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FMRYFM
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,026 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Gambling drama starring Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey. Pacino plays top sports better Walter Abrams, who grooms Brandon Lang (McConaughey) as his protege when Lang seems adept at picking consistent winners in the high-profile world of sports gambling. But with millions of dollars at stake, Lang enters into a deadly game of cat and mouse as various cons and tricks start to unravel, pitting him against his former mentor in a battle of wills.

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After cruel injury rules out the prospect of a glittering career, Brandon Lang uses his unparalleled knowledge of the professional football game to get back to the top, by plying his skills in the hugely lucrative sports betting industry. Lang's talent is spotted early and he's soon drafted in as successor to Walter Abrams extravagant sports network. The support and affections of wife Toni morrow can't protect Abrams against a detrimental lifestyle, even though fortunes are won by his understudy. But whilst betting other people's money means big rewards, there are also big risks. Brandon's unwavering need to win takes him trailblazing into the gambling underworld where only the trust and teamwork of those closest can bring him back to normality.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Two for the money - i bet you'll like it ! 8 Oct 2006
By J. D. Naylor TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Being an american sports fan who likes a flutter here and there i found this sports betting based drama pretty damn good.Based around a true story it tells of how a sporting tipster became a national television figure and a hero to the army of serious sports betters out there by having an almost unbelievable run of successfull predictions.

Pacino does what you'd expect and pretty much dominates the whole movie with a charismatic,if slightly over the top performance and delivers some great dialogue and choice one liners.McConaughey also delivers one of his best performances in recent times and Rene Russo is also fine if sadly looking a little old and gaunt these days.

But i guess if you are not a sports betting fan and don't have any knowledge of American football then you may be a bit bemused by some of the dialogue.

All in all a pretty decent and entertaining film with the origionl setting of sports betting making this quite a highly charged drama.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A poor man's version of Wall Street 20 July 2006
By Makem
Format:DVD
I have to disagree with my fellow reviewer on this one. Whilst this film isn't amazing I found it entertaining nonetheless. You don't need to know anything about American Football to enjoy it, in fact in one scene Pacino's character explains to his six year old daughter enough whilst watching a game for me to understand the desired outcome.

As you would expect, Pacino is first class and McConaughey does a fine job too. They remind me of the characters Gordon Gekko and Bud Fox from Wall Street respectively, although the film is nowhere near as good as that `80s classic.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Al Pacino 21 Nov 2012
By Lilo
Format:DVD|Verified Purchase
Great movie to watch not just once but everyday.i love the fact that the movie is based on tru story.Worth watching it.Another great service by Amazon.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mildly entertaining 29 Feb 2008
By Billy Ray Cyrus
Format:DVD
Pacino is great as a gambling demon. I especially liked the touch when he goes to the gambling addicts' meeting and hands out his card . . . kind of like a boozer passing around a flask at an AA meeting(except this would not be a laugh riot).
This is a story about finding one's demon and tackling it and defeating it, or at least trying to. Any gambler would appreciate this film. It is well-paced, but not well-plotted.The main problem with the film is that there isn't nearly enough plot here to sustain its lengthy running time. The initial set-up is interesting enough but the film rapidly loses its way in the middle and ends up a horribly confused mess, with sub-plots and entire characters simply disappearing into thin air. In addition, the climax is badly written and incredibly unsatisfying.
Pacino steals the show: can you think of a movie where he doesn't? Lots of profanity . . . lots of laughs . . . this is mildly entertaining stuff.

McConaughey is good at playing these charismatic golden boy types, but the script gives him very little to work with and the director frequently resorts to shots of his naked torso in the hope that large numbers of women will have gone to see this movie.

Unsurprisingly, Pacino is in full-on Shouty Al mode and, if you're a fan of bad Pacino movies (The Recruit, The Devil's Advocate, etc) then there are some enjoyably shouty moments here.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed so much on TV that I bought it 4 Jun 2011
By Born Again Bookworm
Format:DVD|Verified Purchase
If you were being unkind, "high-class TV movie" is the way that you'd describe Two For The Money, since I first watched it on television and it was one of those films where you watched a bit more, and a bit more, and in the end I had to record the end because it was on late.

It's sad that the drama outside of the story setup is deliberately kept in the background, making it very hard to care about some of the characters. As well as Wall Street which was mentioned by another reviewer, I also thought of Glengarry Glen Ross when looking at the office scenes of competing sports tipsters.

I enjoyed it and bought it as a present for someone else but it's a shame there wasn't just a little more character development of the supporting cast to complete the picture.
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