Review of All the Money in the World (2017) by Frame R — 28 Mar 2018

Spacey American beauty the hell out of this one.

ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD.

The Academy is known to nominate based on the ideological stand point and not for the movie itself, we see it every year, from the Post this year to Hidden Figures and so on. They try their hardest to be an ideological reflection of the year that has passed, whether by choosing movies whose themes echo the issues of today or by including in their nominations people from the oppressed. That isn't necessarily wrong as I consider that this ceremony that I have the highest regard for should be a platform for movies that people wouldn't naturally flock to see it if they didn't have this extra attention. This year, as the place of the woman in the workplace and in relation to men has been brought into discussion and in lights of the accusations that fell onto the Academy of being sexist (which I don't agree with, as it's a mere reflection of the movie industry and problems in the movie industry are only going to reflect on the nominations as is any kind of progress), we have the first woman nominated for cinematography, Gerwig became one of the first ever women nominated for directing and Plummer was nominated for stepping up for Spacey in light of recent accusations. And it's an ideological nomination as Plummer doesn't do a spectacular performance, just a solid one and it's perfectly outshined by Williams who is absolutely underrated in her performance of immense force. I still want to see Spacey's take on the character because it seemed one of his most transformative roles and it would be a way more fascinating that the straight-forward performance we got. That is not to say that I disagree with his nom, I think it speaks volumes about the fight against men who use their power to disregard people who are beneath them in the hierarchy, as it's the case with Getty's stand on the case here depicted. When the chips are down, I think that the production behind the film is much more interesting than the actual 132 minutes of celluloid. It's gripping and it's an enjoyable reflection of the struggles of the 1% but it isn't forward-thinking or surprising, it's a solid film that you won't watch twice.