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    Owning Mahowny
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 79 (Dec 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John Hurt & Ian Tracey

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.sonypictures.com
    Special Features
    None.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 00218
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Language and some sexuality
    (Retail Price): $24.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 105
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2002
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 10/14/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Richard Kwietniowski
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is a guy who lives a modest life, works in a bank, drives an old car, and dates a sweet bank teller (Driver). What no one realizes, however, is that he has a serious gambling problem and owes some serious money after losing some serious bets. After being promoted as the bank

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1-framed DVD picture often exhibits a greenish tinge in the color scheme, with flat hues and undefined blacks. While the picture is generally sharp, details appear smeared and the picture can have somewhat of a

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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