When it comes to sport , America is weird . They have a game they call football in which they barely use their feet . They play Baseball in a World Series which which the rest of the world doesn't take part in and they call real football a childish name like soccer !
Thankfully, despite my initial worries , this was more about sports betting rather than the sports and that's a subject I know a lot about .
After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.
There is only one winner when it comes to betting and that's the bookie .
This film demonstrates that you may have a winning streak and you may have all the facts and figures but inevitably you will lose .
I found this really entertaining. It does feel a little dated with the technology they used back in 2005 but that didn't distract from what was a fun film.
The interaction between Pacino and McConaughey was really good although I could have done without the latter keep stripping off to show his ripped body. Totally unnecessary.
It is far fetched. There is no way that people would spend millions on someone tipping results of every game for an entire weekend - that would be madness but I suppose the film wouldn't have the tension if it was small money .
This isn't up there with Pacino's or McConaughey's best films but it killed two hours nicely and I was never bored .
Thankfully, despite my initial worries , this was more about sports betting rather than the sports and that's a subject I know a lot about .
After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.
There is only one winner when it comes to betting and that's the bookie .
This film demonstrates that you may have a winning streak and you may have all the facts and figures but inevitably you will lose .
I found this really entertaining. It does feel a little dated with the technology they used back in 2005 but that didn't distract from what was a fun film.
The interaction between Pacino and McConaughey was really good although I could have done without the latter keep stripping off to show his ripped body. Totally unnecessary.
It is far fetched. There is no way that people would spend millions on someone tipping results of every game for an entire weekend - that would be madness but I suppose the film wouldn't have the tension if it was small money .
This isn't up there with Pacino's or McConaughey's best films but it killed two hours nicely and I was never bored .