Review of All the Money in the World (2017) by Brent_Marchant — 30 Dec 2017

Despite Christopher Plummer's remarkable performance in a last-minute retooling, this would-be thriller is surprisingly flat, with an inflated midsection and general lack of urgency. Perhaps that's because the film seems focused on the wrong elements -- namely, the behind-the-scenes negotiations associated with the primary story line and not enough emphasis on the personalities of the characters driving the narrative.

This, coupled with a surprisingly uneven performance by Michelle Williams in a miscast role, causes the film to come up short of what could have been a first-class drama and character study. Wait for the DVD.