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Film- Owning Mahowny

Trident

28 Mar 23 16:40

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I was thinking about this movie with Hoffman today!

I'm sure Most on the forum has seen it! I'm a fan of the film, unforgettable for me. Luckily, it's on YouTube for anyone who hasn't seen it!

For me, it's great from start to finish... Worth the 1hr 45 mins if you have never watched.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_3BsEl9o8

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JJmbe When: 28 Mar 23 16:54

Never heard of it god knows how it escaped me, sounds good thx.

Watched Cool hand luke yesterday, one of my favs, wouldn't be a backer at evens eating 50 hbe

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Trident When: 28 Mar 23 17:00

Mar 28, 2023 -- 4:54PM, JJmbe wrote:

Never heard of it god knows how it escaped me, sounds good thx.Watched Cool hand luke yesterday, one of my favs, wouldn't be a backer at evens eating 50 hbe .

let me know what you think JJmbe!

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JJmbe When: 28 Mar 23 17:03

Just had a quick read up sounds good, cant believe its 10 years next year he died, where the feck does the time go scary.

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s.kenbo When: 28 Mar 23 17:14

I’d not heard of it either. I’ve just stuck it on. Got good reviews.

I know he was very highly rated as an actor but I never really watched the films he was in.

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JJmbe When: 28 Mar 23 17:15

Me neither kenbo, my Barry Norman review to follow

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s.kenbo When: 28 Mar 23 17:18

I think it’s Canadas version on the Nick Leeson story!

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stu When: 28 Mar 23 17:33

It's a really good film - recommend it.

I actually read the book that it's based on before I watched the film - the book is a more detailed account, and also compelling to read. Bit like other cases, a spiral that starts off some with some smaller 'mistakes' and just gets bigger.

I'm sure we can all relate, from those bad days and periods of our gambling lives...!

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stu When: 28 Mar 23 17:35

The book is called 'Stung' by Gary Ross

It's basically a true account.

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s.kenbo When: 28 Mar 23 18:39

I switched it off after an hour. I wasn’t fully concentrating on it and probably missed quite a bit. It strikes me as a film you don’t really need to watch once you’ve read a couple of reviews!

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JJmbe When: 28 Mar 23 18:51

I enjoyed it Trident, see where your coming from kenbo . i think being a punter helped the enjoyment of the film you can relate to bad beat situations no matter cards/horses whatever.

Once i know a film is based on true story i'm obsessed with watching till the end and reading the wiki pages . Just read the wiki page, similar story in the news today regarding bookies/casinos and problem gamblers.

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Trident When: 29 Mar 23 09:10

Mar 28, 2023 -- 6:51PM, JJmbe wrote:

I enjoyed it Trident, see where your coming from kenbo . i think being a punter helped the enjoyment of the film you can relate to bad beat situations no matter cards/horses whatever.Once i know a film is based on true story i'm obsessed with watching till the end and reading the wiki pages . Just read the wiki page, similar story in the news today regarding bookies/casinos and problem gamblers.

Glad you enjoyed the film. I'm the same as you JJmbe, if it actually happened makes me more interested!