Review of Arbitrage (2012) by David S — 18 Jan 2013

Ultimately amounts to little more than a slickly produced TV-movie style potboiler, it is still a reasonably entertaining, if forgettable one.

This review of Arbitrage (2012) was written by David S on 18 Jan 2013.

Arbitrage has generally received positive reviews.

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