Zachary Quinto and some guy who I am reliably informed by Sara is from gossip girl work as risk analysis people for Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci works for Paul Bettany but gets made redundant because the firm cannot afford him anymore. Paul Bettany works for Kevin Spacey who's dog is ill. Kevin Spacey works for some other guy who works with Demi Moore. They all work for Jeremy Irons who I think runs a stock broker firm. When Stanley buggers off he gives Zachary a computer file that says the company is leaking money from every orifice. People then have meetings at the most unsociable of hours and discuss how this will affect the world and its money. We spend the rest of the film following these people around whilst they talk quickly to each other about things I really don't understand like shares and business and stuff but the gist of it all is that its these bastards fault the financial world is on its arse.
Unfortunately for me this film is much smarter than I am. The lesson this has taught me is that I know nothing, and I mean nothing, about finances and the world in which they live. Despite this fact and that the film doesn't dumb anything down I really enjoyed it, however I can't really explain why but I will try. The acting is brilliant and the cast is a who's who of acting talent, other than the gossip girl guy who is trying bless him but cant really keep up. The story is complicated yes but is gripping to the end and is brilliantly written. The subject matter is very much of the time and is relevant to everybody, even the simplefolk like myself. That's about all I can say really other than this film is great and the fact I only understood about half of it and still loved it is testament to the film itself.
Verdict: 4.5/5
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