Two For the Money
Brandon Lane (Matthew McConaughey), a former college football star, finds his uncanny ability to predict the outcome of a game introduces him to an unexpected new career when his gridiron glory is sidelined by a crushing injury.
Brandon's talent makes him a prime candidate for recruitment by Walter Abraham (Al Pacino), the head of one of the biggest sports consulting operations in the country. Walter hires the small town ex-athlete and grooms him into a shrewd front man. Brandon soon begins to enjoy his status as a Manhattan golden boy and finds himself growing comfortable with Walter's high-rolling lifestyle. The surrogate father/surrogate son relationship fattens Walter's business and personal accounts...until Brandon's golden touch begins to falter at the same time that Walter's manipulation of his protégé crosses the line.
With millions of dollars on the line, Brandon and Walter engage in a deadly game of con versus con, each one trying to maintain the upper hand while everyone in their world, including Walter's wife, Toni (Rene Russo), are drawn into the escalating duel-where ultimately everything isn't what it appears to be.
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Two For the Money Goes nowhere - Tessa
I can't believe that Al Pacino let me down. Never have I watched a movie with Al Pacino and been disappointed. Sorry, Al. If you want to see Matthew McConaghey with his shirt off you'll be disappointed. I think he tried his hand at actual acting and failed. Sorry, Matthew. Rene Russo, oh my god, what happen to her. She looks her age. Couldn't hollywoood make her look better. I never realized she looked so dragged out.
The movie itself is a borefest. I couldn't stay with it after 20 minutes. I kept trying, but to no avail. I am so total disappointed in this movie I'm going to have to think twice before getting a movie for the acting.Enjoyed everything but the ending - sinic
I'm a big Pacino fan (like most people) and was looking forward to watching this. Overall I really enjoyed the movie because the storyline and setting was pretty unique.
Pacino was great. He walked the line between sucessful businessman and degenerate loser extremely well. I enjoyed every second he was on the screen. McConaughey did a great job as well. He also had the duel personality thing going, but next to Pacino, he seemed to just vlend into the background. I was disappoint that Russo didn't have a bigger part. I can't explain why, but I really like her.
The movie was going along really well, but the end just ruinned it for me. Without giving anything away, I just felt it was a cop put of an ending ... kind of ruinned the whole thing for me.Actors Wasted - johnn_b
Two For The Money is a shallow and predictable movie. The cast members are all great actors, but the material just lets them down at every turn. The story has built-in gimmicks; the love interest that never goes anywhere, the near-death of a main character that is is trotted out whenever things get slow, and the personal traumas and issues of the main character. None of the character development feels real or true, and most of the story arc rings false as well. This movie, in my opinion, is a waste of some really fine actors. To see a similar story, but done very well, check out Boiler Room.
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Two For the Money Goes nowhere - Tessa
I can't believe that Al Pacino let me down. Never have I watched a movie with Al Pacino and been disappointed. Sorry, Al. If you want to see Matthew McConaghey with his shirt off you'll be disappointed. I think he tried his hand at actual acting and failed. ...Enjoyed everything but the ending - sinic
I'm a big Pacino fan (like most people) and was looking forward to watching this. Overall I really enjoyed the movie because the storyline and setting was pretty unique.
Pacino was great. He walked the line between sucessful businessman and degenerate ...Actors Wasted - johnn_b
Two For The Money is a shallow and predictable movie. The cast members are all great actors, but the material just lets them down at every turn. The story has built-in gimmicks; the love interest that never goes anywhere, the near-death of a main character ...