Arbitrage

Arbitrage

21/1/2012 1h 40m 6.3/10

Overview

A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

Director

Nicholas Jarecki

Top Billed Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Robert Miller

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Ellen Miller

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Det. Michael Bryer

Nate Parker

Nate Parker

Jimmy Grant

Brit Marling

Brit Marling

Brooke Miller

Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta

Julie Cote

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/22/2022

6/10

There were an whole slew of these corrupt "Wall Street" derivatives and despite an half decent cast, this is really a pretty unremarkable example. It all centres on an overly convoluted plot that tries to follow a sort of borrowing/laundering/ponzi scheme taking cash from Peter to repay Paul before Fred finds out that his money never really existed in the first place. All whilst their broker - in this case "Miller" (Richard Gere) is gadding around the world in private jets, staying at the best hotels and spending money that, well, isn't! Susan Sarandon features sparingly as his wife and Tim Roth makes a bit of an effort as the cop who starts to get wise to his antics, but for the most part this is a really dry and unsophisticated vehicle for a star well off his form with little by way of humour or, indeed, innovative or even interesting dialogue. I rather appreciated the end - it has the virtue of being rather unexpected, but otherwise this is all immediately forgettable stuff.

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