| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Pretty good movie, pretty great actors." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"There have been many good movies about gambling, but never one that so single-mindedly shows the gambler at his task." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...director Kwietniowski turns up the tension so incrementally, we don't realize the scope of Mahowny's moral wreck until it is too late." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...a darn good movie..." more... |
B |
Film Journal International
Rex Roberts |
"Entertaining snapshot of a gambling addict, with another fine performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Mark Athitakis |
"Problem is, Hoffman does his job almost too well." more... |
B- |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
"...Owning Mahowny is not a perfect film but is a perfect fit for Philip Seymour Hoffman." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Philip Seymour Hoffman gives yet another bravura performance..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...undernourished..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...fascinating..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the script lacks suspense..." more... |
C+ |
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