Chris Collins, Ian Tracey, Jason Blicker
Brian Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 14, 2003
Stats: 264 reviews
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.
for low budget Canadian films, this is one of the better ones I have seen.
good & real about gambling addiction & getting caught... enjoy true events type movies... Philip Seymour Hoffman was fantastic...
Based on the true story out of Canada in the early 80s, Hoffman plays a banker who has a bad (really bad) gambling habit and begins to "honey dip" the banks cash to cover his gambling debts. Good performance by Hoffman as well as by a very blonde Minnie Driver who plays his ever...( read more)
Add another movie to the list of those in which Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a pasty, schlubby, mouth-breathing loser in a suit so cheap it shines -- and put it at or near the top. full review
A fascinating fact-based portrait of gambling addict Dan Mahowny. full review
Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance is a masterpiece of discipline and precision. full review
For all the millions its antihero fritters away, the movie is dramatically miserly, with a scope too small for the emotions at stake. full review
This is a case of an actor making the perfect choice for a character and following through to the letter, only to end up with exactly the effect he wanted. full review
Made interesting by the performance of Philip Seymour Hoffman. full review
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