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The Informant!

The Informant!Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel Mchale, Melanie Lynskey
Studio: Warner Bros.
Category: Movie


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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 6944

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

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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3 out of 5 stars Lame   September 7, 2010
Clifford (Portland, OR, USA)
If you are at all interested in the story behind the movie listen to the production of it by "This American Life" much more engrossing. I listened to that on the radio first and was excited to see that they had made it into a movie... not worth the price of admission.


2 out of 5 stars Just WAY too confusing   July 25, 2010
Tech Bill
This is not the movie that I thought I was going to see.

It's one of those confused, vague wastes of time



4 out of 5 stars Funny and Sad movie   July 15, 2010
Bobbyd579
great movie Matt Damon is really good in it. Too bad it is a true story


2 out of 5 stars Ready to be informed?   June 10, 2010
Walt Snider (Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA)
I love Matt Damon and Scott Backula, but I do not love this movie. The actors' performances, including the tertiary players, were fantastic. The costumes and sets look great, but the writing and pacing is just boring. I tried but after an hour, I had to stop watching it... I don't think I laughed once. I thought I didn't understand it, but after speaking with friends, they said it wasn't me. The fact that this got a 77% on [...] truly amazes me and I'll have to reconsider them as a recommendation source for future films.

Scott Z. Burns wrote this, but produced An Inconvenient Truth. We saw how that turned out. Anything with this Aussie's name on it will be on my "To Avoid" list in the future.

This movie, in my opinion, is a complete waste of time. It gets two stars for the great acting and settings.



4 out of 5 stars 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...

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