Directed by:
Steven SoderberghScreenplay:
Scott Z. BurnsCinematography:
Steven SoderberghComposer:
Marvin HamlischCast:
Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Clancy Brown, Frank Welker, Scott Bakula, Eddie Jemison, Tom Wilson, Rusty Schwimmer, Mike O'Malley, Andy Daly, Joel McHale (more)Plots(1)
Academy Award winner Matt Damon stars in a dark comedy espionage thriller from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh and producer George Clooney based on a true story of the highest-ranking whistle-blower in U.S. corporate history. Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) was fast rising through the ranks at agricultural-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) when he became savvy to the company's multinational price-fixing conspiracy, and decided to turn evidence for the FBI. Convinced that he'll be hailed as a hero of the people for his efforts, Whitacre agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in order to gather the evidence needed to convict the greedy money-grabbers at ADM. Unfortunately, both the case -- and Whitacre's integrity -- are compromised when FBI agents become frustrated by their informant's ever-shifting account, and discover that he isn't exactly the saintly figure he made himself out to be. Unable to discern reality from Whitacre's fantasy as they struggle to build their case against ADM, the FBI watches in horror as the highest-ranking corporate bust in U.S. history threatens to implode before their very eyes. (Home Box Office)
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An endearing film whose cleverly written screenplay lets the cunning Matt Damon lead the audience around as cleverly as the executives of the company that employs him and the clueless FBI agents. The Informant! is sympathetically paced, has a great soundtrack (Mark Hamlisch even hilariously quotes his The Spy Who Loved Me at some points) and, with the exception of the title role, is full of new faces who act very decently, with the charismatic Scott Bakula as Agent Shepard leading the pack.
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What I appreciated most about the film was Matt Damon in the role of a dumbass. That’s the way I see him every time, so I had no problem believing him. However, the managers and accountants at ADM must have been even dumber to let this individual steal five, I mean seven point seven, I mean nine and a half, no, eleven and a half million dollars. The movie dragged a bit at times. Too much Matt Damon for my taste, I guess.
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