After suffering a career-ending injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most reknown bookies in the sports-gambling business. Abrams takes on Lang as his protege, moving him to Manhattan and allowing him to grow used to the lavish lifestyle. But, the seemingly perfect father/son relationship .. Read more
| Starring | Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Armand Assante, Rene Russo |
|---|---|
| Director | D.J. Caruso |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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After suffering a career-ending injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most reknown bookies in the sports-gambling business. Abrams takes on Lang as his protege, moving him to Manhattan and allowing him to grow used to the lavish lifestyle. But, the seemingly perfect father/son relationship gradually unravels as Lang loses his touch and Abrams seeks too much control...
| Starring | Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Armand Assante, Rene Russo, Jaime King, Jeremy Piven, Ralph Garman |
|---|---|
| Director | D.J. Caruso |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Jul 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
Ex college football star Brandon Lang (Matthew McConaughey) parlays his knowledge of the game into $9 an hour tipping the winners on a Las Vegas 1-800 number. The thing is - he's read more »
Saw this on a flight to Malaysia. This average drama has a good performance from Pacino but it is his usual bulstering larger than life characterisation we have seen in many of his films. He won't be winning any wards for this movie. I usually like Matthew Mc but in this film he seems to be going through the motions. Plot was average, not much excitement. The script and exchanges between characters were ok. Not really much else to say about this average film.
Saw this on a flight to Malaysia. This average drama has a good performance from Pacino but it is his usual bulstering larger than life characterisation we have seen in many of his films. He won't be winning any wards for this movie. I usually like Matthew Mc but in this film he seems to be going through the motions. Plot was average, not much excitement. The script and exchanges between characters were ok. Not really much else to say about this average film.