The Informant! |  | Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Scott Bakula, Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Joel Mchale
Studio: Warner Bros.
Category: Movie
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 6545
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 109 Minutes
ASIN: B00319KS7C
Theatrical Release Date: September 18, 2009
Release Date: February 23, 2010
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| Synopsis:
What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre (Matt Damon) suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company's multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent. Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness hasn't been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the corporate coffers. Whitacre's ever-changing account frustrates the agents (Scott Bakula and Joel McHale) and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of Whitacre's active imagination. |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 Very entertaining but probably won't watch it again. March 21, 2010
That Was Cool. (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Matt Damon does his usual good acting job in this story of a sociopathic biochemist/businessman.
The film style is rather quirky with an incongruous soundtrack and stylistic settings in the Midwestern United States. I was kept interested throughout the film by new revelations regarding Whitaker's embezzlements.
The story progresses from Whitaker seeming to be a blameless whistle-blower to being the creative force in his own little 10 million dollar embezzlement scheme, while the company he worked for ripped consumers off for hundreds of millions in price fixing.
If you are a matt Damon fan I think you will enjoy this film.
Really liked it...quirky May 16, 2010
VictoriaSpice (Washington, DC)
This is a distinct movie and when I say distinct, I mean it won't appeal to most but it definitely appealed to me. I found the plot line believable, found the story's pace good...I liked Matt Damon's portrayal...
Funny and Sad movie July 15, 2010
Bobbyd579
great movie Matt Damon is really good in it. Too bad it is a true story
Quirky retelling of Interesting Story March 6, 2010
P. Lloyd (Astoria, N.Y. United States)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I went into this expecing quirky from director Steven Soderbergh. It is not supposed to be a typical white collar crime drama. I loved the voice over with the main character just giving random thoughts, even in the most ridiculous context of what was happening to him at the time. It is not action packed, drama filled but it is a pleasant black comedy with Matt Damon given a realy understated performance. Not laugh out loud funny but certainly brings you into the period of the early 1990's and tells the true story of a guy who was living in another world in his head.
Film interesting-SOUND on streaming/Mac was very low! February 26, 2010
Steven L. Solomon (NY, NY United States)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Just a tech problem with the film, but a problematic one since I rented this to watch with friend & didn't have decent external speakers available: the sound was MUCH lower than in most Amazon rentals on my MacBook Pro. Annoying glitch that I will be careful about in the future.
The film itself is a Soderbergh 3 star. If you like his work the unreliable narrator trope will delight you-and Matt Damon is just fun & convincing. Many of the supporting cast turn in amusing performances as well.
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