
Gambling: Carolyn, a novelist, is losing her family's savings at the slots; she's befriended by a close-up magician who dreams of making it big. A murdered bookie has the cops focused on Victor, who fronts for the mysterious, never-seen Ivan. Augie and Murph, two other bookies ply their partnership, which is endangered by an offer from Victor to Augie and by Murph's girlfriend's rejection of his violent vocation. A mechanic, in debt to his bookies, asks his basketball-playing... (Full plot summary below)
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Gambling: Carolyn, a novelist, is losing her family's savings at the slots; she's befriended by a close-up magician who dreams of making it big. A murdered bookie has the cops focused on Victor, who fronts for the mysterious, never-seen Ivan. Augie and Murph, two other bookies ply their partnership, which is endangered by an offer from Victor to Augie and by Murph's girlfriend's rejection of his violent vocation. A mechanic, in debt to his bookies, asks his basketball-playing brother to shave some points. A paraplegic cop sees all. Will anyone reach their dream? The odds are against it.
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| Village VoiceMichelle OrangeThe problem with ensemble films, and this one in particular, is that they often flit instead of float between story arcs. With deep lags in momentum, it is this lack of cohesion that nearly cancels out what can be great about ensemble films: the performances. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt's all so ham-fisted and clumsy, a movie whose agenda looms heavily over the proceedings. |
| VarietyRobert KoehlerStandard-issue directorial approach is perfectly in keeping with a script whose natural berth is on the tube. |
| New York ObserverRex ReedCleverly plotted, suspensefully structured, professionally acted and tightly written. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenA scare movie about gambling addiction, is as grim and lurid as any in the recent spate of films about the evils of crystal meth. |
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOverlong and overstuffed with cliches -- the movie doesn't seem to realize how close it comes to comedy. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussDirector Mark Rydell is often good at evoking the desperation and superstitious hope that's a big part of the gaming spirit. This is nothing new, either, but it's enough to keep the movie intriguing enough to watch. |
| www.susangranger.comSusan GrangerLady Luck fails to shine on this floundering, cliche-filled cautionary tale. |
| eFilmCritic.comDavid CorneliusTannen's script dances with ridiculous one too many times. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanAmbitious as it is, Even Money truly succeeds as a gripping story about our urge to want more; more love, or more money, or just more life |