Film Reviews by None

This film actually starts quite well, it shows the dehumanising cycle that the brokers travel as they get sucked into the dodgy side of selling stocks. It all looks like it is going along as a good film and building to a nice climax that will involve some payback to those that are at the centre of the dishonesty, when it literally ends in about 4 minutes flat. You think it is building to a big end piece and suddenly the titles roll! Either they ran out of money when they were making the movie or the writers just didn't realise how better they could have made it. Performances are good, actors not bad, but it is sadly let down by the really poor ending that will leave you sitting in your chair wondering what just happened.

I agree that this is at times visually stunning, but it also feels overly long at 1 hour 25 minutes! Whilst it is nice to look at, it suffers from an almost total lack of a strong cohesive story. After 20 minutes you are still sitting looking at the 3 parallel stories knowing that if you'd not read the synopsis you would not have a clue what was going on. Even with the synopsis it is hard work trying to work out what the Director is stating with this work. It almost feels as if he had a really vivid dream about this film and has concentrated only on trying to create the look and feel without developing the story. Sadly, this would not be a movie I would rent again.