Arbitrage – 6.5

It is very hard to make a convincing movie about corporate malfeasance or corruption. There are so many checks and balances and audits and committees. Richard Gere’s story in this Wall Streeter seem as implausible as Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s bike-riding in Premium Rush. One, of course, is reminded of Bernie Madoff and Tom Petters, but I’m not sure I’d believe a truthful movie about their lives to be believable either. Another problem with Arbitrage was that the numbers simply didn’t add up: the deal to sell his company to Graydon Carter wasn’t going to resolve the situation. One knew, from early on, that Gere’s character was screwed, and the main goal of the movie seemed to be painting a portrait of a mogul in decline. It was pleasant fun so far as it went, but that wasn’t very far.

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