Movie Reviews, Three Stars - Written by trench on Friday, January 27, 2006 15:19 - 9 Comments

Two for the Money (DVD)

Tags: Al_Pacino, Matthew_McConaughey, Movies-on-DVD, Rene_Russo, Three-Stars, Universal_Pictures

Al Pacino is a legendary actor. Scarface, The Godfather, and Heat made him a legend. This movie however, didn’t do much justice to his legendary reputation as an actor. Im not saying his acting was terrible. He actually did a good job at attempting to salvage this movie, but it did fall short. The script was acceptable, but the direction the movie took, really took me off guard. The movie ended with alot of my questions unanswered and a finish that was not as dramatic as I thought the director intended it to be.

Overall, I’d say its a decent rental at best. Im a big Pacino fan, but this is one Pacino film that can stay on the shelf.

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 college football star whose 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.

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whoa, new layout! cool! luv the header image and the blog name font. good job man! :)

Comment by Jaypee on January 27, 2006 at 10:31 pm

Thanks, just trying something different. Wanted to use a dark theme.

Comment by trench on January 27, 2006 at 10:41 pm

I’m renting this movie tonight. This theme is tight, bro. It looks great.

Someday you’ll have to tell me what filter you use on the photos you post.

Comment by Nick on January 27, 2006 at 10:49 pm

ei trench, im having problems with my gravatars, they ain’t showing..all that comes out are the default gravatars not the personal ones. also, the small arrows that go with the previous and next nav don’t show. is it the theme css or somethin else? im clueless. :(

Comment by Jaypee on January 27, 2006 at 11:07 pm

Hm… I love Al Pacino too… and I heard that this was a good one. I think I’ll still go for the rental anyways.. though I haven’t even rented the last movie you reviewed yet. D’oh!

Comment by fragileheart on January 28, 2006 at 1:55 am

al pacino is one of the best actors i’ve ever known. but ihaven’t watched any of his movies yet. but i think he’s great. ;) hehe

Comment by Ayel on January 28, 2006 at 1:12 pm

Great new look but it looks funky in IE. (Which is what my Mother only has on her laptop. SUCKY)

Comment by La Bella on January 28, 2006 at 6:39 pm

Much appreciated, I wondered if this was a good one or not.

Comment by April on January 28, 2006 at 9:04 pm

I felt it was an excellent Movie, I loved every minute of it. What questions do you feel were left unanswered?

Comment by logtar on February 1, 2006 at 9:27 am