Owning Mahoney by the DVD Man

Owning Mahoney is a very scary movie for me. It's all about a GA (Gambler's Anonymous) who gets sucked way, way into high rolling and steals money from his bank in Toronto. It's scary because it seems real and I guess since it's based on a real story, it is real. Sometimes reality sucks.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman is Dan Mahoney and Minnie Driver is his long suffering girlfriend. I didn't recognize Minnie with her blond hair in the first scene. The hardest part of the movie to believe is that this big loser's GF stays with him when he treats her so badly.

Gratuitous John Hurt as a sleazy casino manager and Maury Chaykin as Frank the bookie. Besides having a main character named Frank, they have a wire tap on the bookie, so that means tape drives! Yay.

The funniest part is when the cop says that there's no way Mahoney is stealing money because of all the bank regulations! Hardy Har Har!!! Yeah, right. Maybe in 1982, when this took place, but not any more, Monty.

Now I know why I stopped gambling and took up poker, which is skill & luck.

Good luck, sucker.