Owning Mahowny (2003) starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John Hurt. Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is a successful bank manager who also happens to be a compulsive gambler. When he wins a large account at the bank, he starts embezzling big chunks of money (starting with $100,000) to support his gambling habit. His supportive and loyal girlfriend Belinda (Driver) has figured out that he has a problem, but she doesn't know how deep in it he is. Meanwhile, the police have a wiretap on Mahowny's bookie. The movie is made more interesting by the fact that it is based on true events, although Mahowny's name has probably been changed. The disc has absolutely no subtitles, but is saved by the closed captions, which are quite good. Grade: A-
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