Review of Owning Mahowny (2003) by Nesbitt10 — 12 Dec 2012
What transcends and carries this true story of the largest bank fraud case in Canadian history is the phenomenal central performance of Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is a bank manager with a serious gambling problem.
With his position, he has access to a multi-million dollar account witch ultimately leads to him gambling $10 million dollars in a span of 18 months. The main focus of the screenplay is Mahowny's obsession and compulsion and it's devastating effects professionally and personally.
It's Hoffman's ability to reveal to us that beneath his all consuming addiction lies a descent, desperate soul.
This review of Owning Mahowny (2003) was written by Nesbitt10 on 12 Dec 2012.
Owning Mahowny has generally received positive reviews.
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