Worth seeing for Pacino’s braggadocio performance. Yeah, can he poop on the carpet and chew the scenery.
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10/04/05
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Two for the Money (2005)
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Reviews Counted:107
Fresh:22
Rotten:85
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Despite its sportsmanlike swagger, Two for the Money’s aimless plot isn't worth betting on.
Theatrical Release:Oct 7, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $22,862,049
Synopsis: Two For the Money is a drama of high stakes set in the adrenalized world of wheeler-dealers whose fortunes are won and lost betting on sports. Matthew McConaughey stars as Brandon Lang, a former... [More]
Starring: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Armand Assante, Rene Russo
Director: D.J. Caruso
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Reviews for Two for the Money
Heavy on style and atmosphere and light on virtually everything else.
10/22/05
It's engaging enough while it's going on, but has little visceral impact or resonance.
10/06/05
Pacino’s irritating hyperbolic delivery is just one of the problems in “Two for the Money,” the biggest being the convoluted and unconvincing script.
10/12/05
A better-than-expected parable -- inspired by actual events -- about the power and reach of corruption.
10/06/05
It still seems like there should be more tension in Two for the Money than simply watching grown men bite their lips as they watch pro games on TV monitors.
10/15/05
Original screenwriting gives way to clichés, and the resolution, while offering closure, seems false -- too much a case of the filmmakers wanting to have their cake and eat it, too.
10/12/05
Top CriticIts rhythms belong to a sports film: game, game, hurdles, big game, biggest. And that, at least, you can bet on.
10/07/05
Top CriticWhile there are parts of Two for the Money worth watching, it's ultimately not one worth putting your money on.
11/02/06
A slick trifecta on sports, gambling and blown up character issues.
10/05/05
A morality play about the pervasiveness of sports gambling in America.
10/10/05
At least when Pacino does one for the money, he doesn’t look nearly as miserable as De Niro does in similar cinematic circumstances.
10/07/05
One minute [Pacino] is a hyper-excitable Muppet in desperate need of swatting, the next he’s Michael Corleone redux, also in desperate need of swatting.
10/05/05
Does earn its place amongst the list of films that understand what gambling is and how the downs of it may just be the up.
10/06/05
Two for the Money takes its cues from classic rise/demise stories of fresh-faced young men and their amoral mentors, but it stops short of making a point.
10/06/05
Top CriticThe movie has a lot of built-in flash and is thus mildly entertaining, though the running time grinds it down.
10/07/05
Top CriticIn the end, I found that I simply didn’t care.
10/09/05
I don’t know what this film should have been called, but I think that the title “Two for the Money” is misleading.
10/13/05
Pacino's too hyper, Russo's too thin, but McConaughey is smooth as silk.
10/10/05
The stop-start rhythm is bad on the movie's gearbox and before long we realize that we're looking at a highly polished lemon.
10/06/05
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