Two for the Money

Bad news! Even with a track record like Scent of a Woman, Insomnia and Heat, Al Pacino can still be seen in bad movies. I watched this DVD and was ticked off by the end that I wasted my time. I'm even a part-time fan of McConaughey (check out 13 Conversations About One Thing), but he was terrible in this movie too. Here you have this goofy story about an ex-quarterback who can magically predict the winners of College and Pro football games every weekend. He's recruited to work for Sports Advice, a company who's picks are so hot, it warrants their own cable show for the High Rollers who base their bets on the info from the show. Trouble soon erupts when the Ex-QB's hot streak runs out and the boss finds himself enduring several random heart attacks. Its supposedly based on a true story, but you get the sense early on that you couldn't possibly take a dumber real story and glorify it more in a movie. And even if the plot sounds remotely interesting, the acting is so bad and boring, you'd be more entertained by reading about the story online. Ladies - don't worry, the makers of this movie still found a way to throw in a few shots of Matthew without his shirt on - however, there are not that many scenes of him eating some kind of finger foods which is strange. You know its low-budget when all of the Pro teams are made up and the culminating game of the season is the "Super"...yeah it's hard not to miss the "Bowl". Last thing...saddest line of the movie...when McConaughey is trying to pick up on a girl he just saw in a restaurant, she asks "Are you just trying to get in my pants?" to which he replies "No, I'm trying to get into your mind, your heart and your soul...I don't see your pants anywhere in that equation." I think you get the point.