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Based on actual events, this film stars Phillip Seymor Hoffman as a mid-level bank manager with dishonest access to a huge line of credit
at the bank he works for. He uses the stolen money (over $10 million Canadian) to finance his compulsive gambling habit, much to the delight of Atlantic City casino executive John Hurt and to the chagrin of long suffering girlfriend Minnie Driver (virtually ubrecognizable in a horrid blond wig). The film is very deliberately paced but always enjoyable. The DVD is anamorphic with a simply terrific Dolby Digital sound track. Recommended.
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Loved that movie...I was literally sweating because I was so nervous for him. This movie will certainly do what it intended to do, and that is drag you deep into the hell of a gambling addict.
at the bank. The charactor has some balls when he goes to meetings knowing the bank is going to find out only to skate by again! Or does he really want to be caught?In any case, a great movie!
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This is one of my top movies for 2003 (so far). Hoffman's performance is brilliant, because, while there have been many gambling movies that focus on the appeal of gambling, the excitement, the lure of riches, and the lights, this is one of the only gambling movies I can recall that is only about the gambler, and not the games.Hoffman's performance hits exactly the right note. Note that Hoffman's performance is the same key, whether he wins or looses. Winning simply means that he has more time on the tables. Also, note how the colors are subdued, as though the film makers did not want the lights and sounds to distract from the task at hand, which is to focus on the subject, the gambler.
have you seen james toback's the gambler with james caan? based on what you liked about owning mahoney, i think you'll really like the gambler. it's also an edgier movie and explores the gambler's mind more than owning mahoney does; it focuses on the "juice" -- the risk of losing, not the hope of winning -- that drives a gambling addict. there's a great scene when james caan is so hot on the table that he hits on a 19 in blackjack, commanding the dealer, "give me the two" (if i remember correctly).on a side note -- toback's films have been spotty but his new one is getting good buzz. i'm going to see that.
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