Coin Toss
NR
6.9
2013
1 hr 37 min
Drama
, Comedy
In the best screwball comedy tradition, This award winning film tells the story of love and luck turning on the toss of a coin. Tom Benett is trying to do the right thing, but his good intentions keep getting derailed by his scheming fiancé and a hustler who want his $350 million dollar lottery ticket. Mix in skulduggery with a stolen investment formula, a childhood sweetheart, and a couple of homicidal pensioners, and Tom has a long way to go before he learns that it's okay to lose once you've learned what's worth winning!
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Reviews
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
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Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
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One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
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It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
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