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Movie critics combined give Owning Mahowny (2003) a score of 2.8559 out of 4
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Owning Mahowny" is about a man seized helplessly with tunnel vision, in the kind of tunnel that has no light at either end. He is a gambler. Cut off temporarily by his bookie, he asks incredulously, "What am I supposed to do? Go out to the track and watc ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Ms. Moncrieff's low-key directing is matched by fine acting from Agnes Bruckner as Meg and David Strathairn as her mentor. Aside from a somewhat schematic climax, this is as smart a debut as we've seen in a long while. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)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. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
Philip Seymour Hoffman is like a stack of pure Inca gold in the world of thespian addicts - a world I dwell happily in… ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...a movie that rejects the pyrotechnics, glamour and spectacle-mongering of mainstream Hollywood yet manages to engage, connect and transfix. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Scott Spicciati)Movie-Vault.com (Scott Spicciati)
Now here's a movie I couldn't sit still to, a movie that made it difficult for me to remain in my seat. Owning Mahowny is a film about a pastime that is highly popular in America although rarely portrayed in the movies in its true light: ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Scott Spicciati)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Private Joker's Head (Zach Ralston)Private Joker's Head (Zach Ralston)
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
A great true story character study that affirms Hoffman as a true talent. There are tense scenes in the film that are carried only by bank jargon and the mesmerizing exploration of compulsive gambling. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Philip Seymour Hoffman adds another great performance to his gallery of misfits and losers with quiet, internal acting that explodes with obsessive solitude. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Mahowny's concurrent embrace and rebuff of the course of thought behind his behavior -- all played out in Hoffman’s conflicted eyes -- make for an arresting portrait of psychological bifurcation, the lies we’re able to sell ourselves to keep us mentally a ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Owning Mahowny confirms Philip Seymour Hoffman's reputation as one of the screen's consummate actors. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Hoffman plays Dan Mahowny's addiction to instant money as something dirty and private and, at the same time, soul-quickening. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Seldom has a film - or an actor - so brilliantly conveyed the destructive and draining power of addiction. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.55 out of 4 stars for artechock (Thomas Willmann; Svenja Alsmann)artechock (Thomas Willmann; Svenja Alsmann)
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (John Bentley Mays)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (John Bentley Mays)
Unusual, as such movies go, in its disregard for busy theatricality. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (John Bentley Mays)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)
...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at CinemaSpeak.com (Warren Curry)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Effectively shows the way gambling can narrow the lens through which gamblers see the world, creating a view that's absurdly myopic. ...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
...read the complete Owning Mahowny movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieJustice (Ginger Vaughn)MovieJustice (Ginger Vaughn)
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
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Owning Mahowny (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews.com (Scott Weinberg)Daily-Reviews.com (Scott Weinberg)
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