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In the end, it seems as though it's better to aim for searing moments and whiff on greatness than to shoot for the middle and hit it.
Damon is an agile comic performer, and Soderbergh knows how to serve him up without losing sight of the ultimate seriousness behind it all.
Soderbergh is a good listener, too, always alert to the myriad ways his characters reveal, conceal and finally betray themselves in thought, word and deed.
Mark's collection of bizarre behaviors doesn't add up to a character.
Soderbergh has transformed this into a treatise on the incompetence of everyone involved: the informant, the corporation upon which he informs, the lawyers, and the FBI. Strangely enough, it's completely believable.
I liked the movie quite a bit, but by the end I felt as if I were at a live TV show with a blinking sign ordering me to LAUGH.
Drills away into the dark humor of a white-collar tattletale, his ever-widening web of deceit and a scrambled criminal mind with a couple of screws loose.
More funny-weird than funny-ha-ha. But still funny.
The Informant! is Soderbergh having fun, and it's a hoot to watch. With an Oscar caliber performance from Damon and a story so unique if it wasn't true you wouldn't believe, it's the first really good film of the fall.
A first class examination of corporate greed, the fluidity of reality, and man's constant need to portray himself as the hero.
The Soderbergh-Damon team has been honed and crafted into a viable investment
Soderbergh has decided to splurge on some big budget luxuries such as 'trained actors' and 'lighting' in his latest film (elements that have been missing from his more experimental works).
Soderbergh channels the inspired lunacy of his early absurdist comedy Schizopolis through the skillful populist storytelling of Ocean's 11.
If you arrive at the cinema looking forward to a frivolous, expertly produced, and very funny movie with a few cracking performances, then I think you might just be in luck.
Whistleblowing past the corporate graveyard!
...an odd film, one you may not expect coming. Which, if anything, gives it an extra edge and punch. (Blu-ray Edition)
Damon's too-tame-to-tantalize narrative voiceover throughout is monotonous, in an absurdist scam-within-a scam eavesdropper noir that needed more dramatic clout. And less lighthearted humor and a darker thrust, in keeping with this twisted subject matter.
Matt Damon saves the show with a perfectly unhinged portrait of the main character.
Soderbergh and Burns deftly present the puzzling information in a clear and highly entertaining manner, but for all of their hard, workmanlike efforts, the film is Damon's through and through.
Whitacre marks a very interesting reflection point in Matt Damon's career as it eerily evokes a controversial character he portrayed ten years ago, and probably the last time he was so deserved of awards consideration for a lead role.
The whole truth and mostly just the truth
A showcase for Matt Damon's talents, but a dramatically confused film.
A smart movie about being dumb. Very funny and well-acted. Enjoyed from start to finish! Paul Chambers, CNN.
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