Pacino's bark is ultimately better than Two For the Money's bite.
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10/06/05
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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
There's no disguising the fact there isn't a likable character in the whole movie, or even a bearable one.
10/06/05
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
Dan Gilroy’s script can’t find a thematic thread to make the rags-to-riches-to-rags plot feel relevant.
10/06/05
The story, like Wile E. Coyote, runs off a cliff, hangs in mid-air and drops, section by section, into a deep canyon.
10/06/05
Top CriticDicey.
10/06/05
For the first hour or so generates some heat, but at about the halfway point it fumbles badly and never recovers. Neither wins, places nor shows.
10/06/05
Mere words cannot convey the unparalleled excitement of watching a grown man get trained to answer the phone, which is basically what this movie has in store for us in place of honest-to-goodness activity or a proper story arc.
10/06/05
...a decent yarn, but we’ve seen it all before and done much better and more interesting at that. In other words, been there…done that.
10/05/05
Pacino's performance feels like an amalgam of other, better Pacino performances just as the film itself seems like an amalgam of other, better gambling and con-artist movies.
10/05/05
A slick trifecta on sports, gambling and blown up character issues.
10/05/05
Don't bet against these two fine actors. Although they shamelessly ham it up, the movie's biggest surprise is that we have almost as much fun as they do.
10/05/05
Short on the number-crunching nitty-gritty.
10/05/05
Top CriticOne 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
Worth seeing for Pacino’s braggadocio performance. Yeah, can he poop on the carpet and chew the scenery.
10/04/05
Turns from ludicrous to incoherent.
10/04/05
Top CriticLike Barry Sanders rushing for 200 yards in a losing effort, an overacting Pacino saves the sluggish film from being unwatchable.
10/03/05
Unofficial remake of Devil's Advocate, with Pacino in a role he can do in his sleep, part Svengali part Pygmalion, seducing an innocent with the allure of consumer capitalism
10/01/05
Two for the Money is a losing proposition.
10/01/05
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