If Two for the Money maintained the same backbone as its alluring stars, it could have done much more than just break even.
– Ted Fry,
Seattle Times,
7 Oct 2005
rotten:
Pacino is having a blast, and so might the viewer, at least until our scenery muncher finally gobbles all the foliage mid-way through the picture.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
7 Oct 2005
rotten:
The movie has a lot of built-in flash and is thus mildly entertaining, though the running time grinds it down.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
7 Oct 2005
fresh:
It really works as a study of gambling.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
11 Oct 2005
rotten:
Original screenwriting gives way to cliches, and the resolution, while offering closure, seems false -- too much a case of the filmmakers wanting to have their cake and eat it, too.