Fresh
Whether or not you think of gambling as a vice, you can bet on Owning Mahowny.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Owning Mahowny
The true story of a mild mannered banker and his magnificent obsession.
2003 · 1h 44m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Kwietniowski
Overview
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.
Director and cast
- Richard Kwietniowski Director
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Dan Mahowny
- Minnie Driver as Belinda
- John Hurt as Victor Foss
- Maury Chaykin as Frank Perlin
- Ian Tracey as Det. Ben Lock
- K.C. Collins as Bernie
- Jason Blicker as Dave Quinson
- Vince Corazza as Doug
- Sonja Smits as Dana Selkirk
- Roger Dunn as Bill Gooden
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Owning Mahowny is an unflashy but fascinating meditation on addiction and greed.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
A motion picture that never ceases to be worthwhile.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Despite its intelligence, it's dreary and uninvolving, more an exercise in style than an act of love.
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Works so well both as social satire and outlaw character study.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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