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This story of addiction may lack the typical flash and glamour, but Hoffman makes Mahowny compelling.
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Whether or not you think of gambling as a vice, you can bet on Owning Mahowny. Sep 12, 2003
Whether or not you think of gambling as a vice, you can bet on Owning Mahowny.
Jay Boyar
Owning Mahowny is an unflashy but fascinating meditation on addiction and greed. Jul 22, 2003 | Rating: 3/4
Owning Mahowny is an unflashy but fascinating meditation on addiction and greed.
Steven Rea
A motion picture that never ceases to be worthwhile. Jul 22, 2003 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A motion picture that never ceases to be worthwhile.
James Berardinelli
This is a small story, as quiet and unassuming as its main character. And, like Mahowny, it makes few wrong moves and quite a few right ones. Jul 5, 2003 | Rating: B | Full Review…
This is a small story, as quiet and unassuming as its main character. And, like Mahowny, it makes few wrong moves and quite a few right ones.
Despite its intelligence, it's dreary and uninvolving, more an exercise in style than an act of love. Jul 4, 2003 | Rating: 2/5
Despite its intelligence, it's dreary and uninvolving, more an exercise in style than an act of love.
Randy Cordova
Works so well both as social satire and outlaw character study. Jun 27, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Works so well both as social satire and outlaw character study.
Geoff Pevere
what was fascinating character study becomes banal and unconvincing cautionary tale Jul 3, 2005 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
what was fascinating character study becomes banal and unconvincing cautionary tale
Dragan Antulov
...a movie that rejects the pyrotechnics, glamour and spectacle-mongering of mainstream Hollywood yet manages to engage, connect and transfix. Jan 29, 2005 | Rating: A-
...a movie that rejects the pyrotechnics, glamour and spectacle-mongering of mainstream Hollywood yet manages to engage, connect and transfix.
Philip Martin
Watching Hoffman completely give himself over to his addiction is pretty draining. Although the film has a subtext ... it's basically a ride down to the bottom with an addict. Apr 30, 2004 | Full Review…
Watching Hoffman completely give himself over to his addiction is pretty draining. Although the film has a subtext ... it's basically a ride down to the bottom with an addict.
Matt Kelemen
The flick's absolutely worth seeing for Hoffman's performance alone, but there's also enough Casino / Heist goodness to keep you entertained. Mar 31, 2004 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The flick's absolutely worth seeing for Hoffman's performance alone, but there's also enough Casino / Heist goodness to keep you entertained.
Scott Weinberg
Atmospheric and never flashy, and yet capable of moments of unbearable tension and an almost overpowering sense of paranoia. Mar 16, 2004 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Atmospheric and never flashy, and yet capable of moments of unbearable tension and an almost overpowering sense of paranoia.
Rich Cline
Hoffman, sempre um ator interessante, oferece uma atuao digna dos grandes nomes da 7 Arte, como Brando, De Niro e Sean Penn. Jan 19, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Hoffman, sempre um ator interessante, oferece uma atuao digna dos grandes nomes da 7 Arte, como Brando, De Niro e Sean Penn.
Pablo Villaça
hoffman creates a character who is trapped in a downward spiral of addicition. this is one interesting film that went unheard of. hoffman is criminally underrated and this role is proof of that
Super Reviewer
Philip Seymour Hoffman is great as the gambling-obsessed Bank Manager. It's really suspenseful and fascinating watching his gambling getting waaay out of control.
Hoffman is perfect.
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