
Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream. The story begins in Tel Aviv in 1973, where a young Izek is raised in a seedy, gangster filled illegal casino that operates behind his family's bar. The casino is a haven for unsavory characters who seek to corrupt him to their way of life. When the violence and crime finds its way to him and his family, Izek (Yuda Levi) and his... (Full plot summary below)
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Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream. The story begins in Tel Aviv in 1973, where a young Izek is raised in a seedy, gangster filled illegal casino that operates behind his family's bar. The casino is a haven for unsavory characters who seek to corrupt him to their way of life. When the violence and crime finds its way to him and his family, Izek (Yuda Levi) and his family relocate to Los Angeles. Hoping to start anew, he pursues his ambitions to become a young entrepreneur by developing small businesses, purchasing real estate, and running an auto repair shop. Success seems to find him at every turn and after falling in love with the beautiful Aline (Delphine Chaneac), luck seems to be on his side. However, it isn't long before the world of crime that Izek tried to escape so long ago continues to doggedly follow him every step of the way. Threatened by a dangerously temperamental gangster (James Caan), his criminal cousin (Oded Fehr), and even a Colombian drug lord (Steven Bauer), Izek finds that starting fresh with a clean slate is all but impossible. As those close to him fall victim to the promises of quick money by the way of the gun, violence surrounds Izek until he has no choice but to confront it. "For the Love of Money," is a true story of crime, family, love, loss, and the temptations of easy money, based upon the life of executive producer Izek Shomof.
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| Shared DarknessBrent SimonViewers have traveled this road of criminal menace before, only this time it's peppered with more exclamations of 'L'chaim!' |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfLooks to ape Scorsese but can only muster Corman. |
| New York TimesNeil GenzlingerA film that can't quite capitalize on the big names it has in relatively small roles. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyAn attempted Scorsese-esque crime epic that too often feels like an underdeveloped outline. |
| New York PostKyle SmithThis dollar-store version of a Scorsese crime saga, "For the Love of Money" is consistently as trite as its title. |
| User ReviewEli MLooks sweet! I love me some gangster movies! Looking forward to this one |
| User ReviewJessica SI cant wait to see this movie. It looks incredible!!! |
| User ReviewJonathan SJust saw the premiere, what an amazing story!! i cant believe what a life someone could have, and the cast played so well together. best movie all the way!!! |
| User ReviewMaya ZJust saw the premier this past tuesday and truly enjoyed it! Highly recommended! haven't seen an authentic movie like this one in a while. Great cast too! |
| User ReviewBrandon STrue story and a great movie - a little bit for everyone - thriller, fight scenes, and a bit of romance and comedy as well. Loved it. |