Owning Mahowny
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: May 2, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
There could have been life in the material, but no one involved save Hurt and Collins seems to have taken the time to find it. Read full review
60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Just doesn't give us enough to hold onto, perhaps partly because it's executed with so much restraint and subtlety. It's often a tense, uncomfortable little movie. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Whatever minor entertainment there is to be gleaned from Mahowny -- set in the early 1980's, mostly in Toronto -- comes in bits and pieces. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
After its irresistible first act, Owning Mahowny loses its energy and focus very fast. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Ironically, it's most engaging when the focus shifts to Hurt's matter-of-factly amoral enabler, whose glistening suits and jewel-colored shirt-and-tie combinations suggest a particularly poisonous tropical reptile. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Hoffman confessed he was drawn to the role because ''this was a guy who didn't know how to feel, and I found that fascinating.'' His challenge is our frustration Read full review
50
VarietyDavid Rooney
Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Hurt give compelling performances... But the coldly unrewarding drama is as distant and joyless as its protagonist, representing a disappointment for director Richard Kwietniowski. Read full review
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