Two for the Money (2005)

TWO FOR THE MONEY, featuring Al Pacino, Rene Russo, and Matthew McConaughey, provides a most unexpected twist in its thrilling tale of high rolling bookie cons and sports gamblers. Brandon Lang (McConaughey) stars as a college football great permanently downed by an irreparable injury. He discovers a second talent, however, in predicting a game's winner and loser--a talent that makes him very attractive to Walter Abrams (Pacino), one of the country's leading sports betting consultants. Abrams takes on Lang as his protégé, moving him to Manhattan and allowing him to grow used to the lavish lifestyle. But, the se...
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emingly perfect father/son relationship gradually unravels as Lang loses his touch and Abrams seeks too much control. The ensuing action, enrapturing even Abrams' wife Toni (Russo), resolves in a stunning revelation of con after con, leaving viewers to wonder whom to trust.

Directed by D.J. Caruso (TAKING LIVES, THE SALTON SEA), TWO FOR THE MONEY is not the first time Al Pacino has played mentor to a protégé. In similar films such as ANY GIVEN SUNDAY and SCENT OF A WOMAN, Pacino brings to bear the commandeering and charismatic personality that made him so great in THE GODFATHER and SCARFACE. The understated performances by the rest of the cast allow Pacino to shine, and to make believable Abrams' manipulation and Lang's naiveté. Combining the intriguing and often illegal world of sports gambling with the solid story of con against con, TWO FOR THE MONEY makes for a satisfying thriller.
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D.J. Caruso's Two for the Money stars Matthew McConaughey as Brandon Lang, a former college quarterback whose life plans changed when he suffered a career-ending injury. Brandon turns out to have remarkable skill at picking winning football bets. Eventually, he comes to the attention of Walter Abrams (Al Pacino), a very successful business tycoon who runs a giant gambling operation. Walter brings Brandon to New York and introduces him to a glitzy, fast-paced, money-drenched lifestyle that Brandon eagerly soaks up. When Brandon's magic touch begins to falter, Walter starts to turn on his protégé. Soon the two me...
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n are attempting to outwit each other, with Walter's wife (Rene Russo) caught in the middle.
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Voormalig American football-speler Brandon Lang heeft een fijne neus voor het voorspellen van uitslagen van allerlei sportwedstrijden. Wanneer de sluwe zakenman en oplichter Walter Abrams de jongeman in het vizier krijgt, neemt hij hem onder zijn hoede. Walter leert Brandon zijn illegale praktijken, maakt hem snel rijk en introduceert hem in het jetset-leven. De twee krijgen zowaar een vader-zoon relatie, maar die verdwijnt als sneeuw voor de zon wanneer Brandon zijn 'magic touch' begint te verliezen. Nu is hij opeens verantwoordelijk voor miljoenenverliezen en gaat Walter het zijn protégé heel moeilijk maken. Zo...
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ontstaat een persoonlijke strijd tussen twee oplichters die naast veel geld nog iets veel belangrijkers te verliezen hebben: hun trots en ego.
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