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Sep 16, 2009 · All is explained, sort of, in “The Informant!,” and as Soderbergh lovingly peels away veil after veil of deception, the film develops into an unexpected human comedy. Not that any of the characters are laughing. “The Informant!” is fascinating in the way it reveals two levels of events, not always visible to each other or to the audience.
Dec 12, 2023 · The movie ‘The Informant’ was based on the book of the same name that chronicled a major lysine price-fixing conspiracy that took place in the mid-1990s. Mark Whitacre decided to whistleblow on the entire operation as a Divisional President for the American company Archer Daniels Midland. Whitacre initially agreed to act as an informant for ...
Sep 18, 2009 · Overall, The Informant! starts out strong and burns out just shy of the finish line, but Soderbergh's direction and Damon's performance are enough to make this a wildly watchable character study...
- Christopher Monfette
Sep 20, 2009 · Host Liane Hansen speaks to investigative writer Kurt Eichenwald, whose book, The Informant: A True Story, is the subject of the new movie starring Matt Damon. Movie Interviews The Serious Story ...
The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey. It depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistleblower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of ...
- $22 million
- Marvin Hamlisch
- September 18, 2009
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand. Though based on a true story, 'The Informant!' is not 'The Insider' but a light-fingered take on corporate conspiracy...
Sep 7, 2009 · In the movie, a running monologue by Whitacre makes it clear this is not a normal guy. He obsesses over trivia while ignoring major problems. And he plays a blame game in which his errors in ...
