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Ty Burr, Boston Globe: For all the millions its antihero fritters away, the movie is dramatically miserly, with a scope too small for the emotions at stake. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Hoffman plays it so close to his chest we can't help but be amused by a hubris that resembles self-hypnosis. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Owning Mahowny is one of the better character studies of the year. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Hoffman rewards us with a subtle performance, never quite opening himself up. Read more
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: Mr. Kwietniowski's mellow and diminutive story of obsession lacks the tall-tale perversity of his previous Love and Death on Long Island. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: An odd little acting exercise for Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Hurt, two of the best actors of their respective generations. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: The terrific concentration Hoffman brings to the part, his bi-play with Hurt, and the emerging presence of Driver as a woman whose love for a man remains undiminished go a long way to hold attention through a dauntingly elliptical plot. Read more
Houston Chronicle: This is a small story, as quiet and unassuming as its main character. And, like Mahowny, it makes few wrong moves and quite a few right ones. Read more
Vic Vogler, Denver Post: Collapses into a public service announcement on gambling. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Hoffman has cornered the market on playing timid, badly dressed, mouth-breathing sad sacks ... yet it's easy to forget that what gives his loser characters such singular life is their deep-down obsessional fervor. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Owning Mahowny confirms Philip Seymour Hoffman's reputation as one of the screen's consummate actors. Read more
John Powers, L.A. Weekly: [Kwietniowski] tracks his lost hero's descent with a cool, precise visual style that's humanized by Hoffman's unerring ability to seem at once dull, decent and out of control. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Richard Kwietniowski's deliberately paced film attempts to externalize the very internalized agony of gambling addiction. The results are only partially successful, depending much on your propensity for watching Philip Seymour Hoffman perspire. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Has many nice touches. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: The movie makes no effort to understand Mahowny's addiction. There is no clear sense of when, where or how the bug bit. He's simply obsessed and out of control. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: A showcase for [Hoffman]. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance is a masterpiece of discipline and precision. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: This is a case of an actor making the perfect choice for a character and following through to the letter, only to end up with exactly the effect he wanted. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: A fascinating fact-based portrait of gambling addict Dan Mahowny. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Hoffman's soft-spoken, ultra-low-key demeanor is a perfect fit for Mahowny. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Works so well both as social satire and outlaw character study. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Read more