Review of The Informant! (2009) by Adler N — 27 Oct 2010
That's only one word for this, and it's not 'unbelievable!' But.. it's pretty unfair to Matt Damon, so I think the whole movie stood out because of him and probably him only.
Sorry, FBI agents, but Damon was clearly in the spotlight. No wait, he WANTED the spotlight. In fact, he wanted it so badly, he crossed the line. Instead of being the protagonist of the film (like I expected after watching the trailer), he became the fraud, the laughing stock. Which makes for good entertainment. (Was nine or eleven million? Nice one, Mark.).
Anyway, the film probably wanted to prove something about price-fixing and all that, and if I knew better, I'd say this film was spot-on. Unfortunately, I didn't. So, I'm left pondering, "Is it really true? Do such things happen? Bla, bla, bla...". But, so thankfully, Damon really kept things going. From the witty one-liners in the middle to the sheer disbelief that his character stole MILLION$, I absolutely liked Damon. So thumbs-up to Matt!
Even the plot had few holes. That was definitely a plus point. I don't feel that we can think of any parts which were deliberately boring or misleading. But, the movie was, lets just say, perching on the fence of comedy and real-life corporate tragedy. Which one are we even watching now, the business end of the movie, or the funny part? C'mon, decide!
Personally* ... Can someone PLEASE tell me whether everything in the movie is happening in real life?
This review of The Informant! (2009) was written by Adler N on 27 Oct 2010.
The Informant! has generally received mixed reviews.
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