So this is what matt damon has been keeping bottled up during all those. The stark reality of the story is not very funny, and the ending doesnt give viewers much hope. Brandon darby once worked with a collective in postkatrina new orleans to provide basic services for the populace. Damon have crafted a skittish caper movie, a pyrotechnical display of. Although not a blockbuster, the informant is an interesting, diverting film. Maybe thats why its so hard to label the informant. The serious story behind the informant the informant opened in theaters on friday. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a chance of meatballs and love happens.
Stunning as the events are, the movie managed to weave the story into the almost unbelievable romp in many ways that it was. Had he opted for a straightforward retelling, the informant. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey. Fbi agents become frustrated by their informants evershifting account, and.
A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, mark whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Although the movie is sometimes played for laughs, the real story was no laughing matter. Take a look at all the details from this new matt damon film in both formats. A corporate culture cornfed on greed in steven soderberghs. The music score was absolutely perfect and the actors fantastic. Whitacre, in an effort to avoid casting suspicion on him as the informant, is confronted by the fbi in a restaurant with fellow executive terry.
Informant extra credit ch 5 extra credit for the movie. The sexual expletive is used at least nine times, along with about a dozen scatological references, a few crude anatomical terms and a halfdozen mild profanities and terms of deity. Starring matt damon, scott bakula, joel mchale, and melanie lynskey. He is an honest man whose integrity is called into question when it is revealed that whitacre is also spectacularly corrupt. It may or may not also be about a man with bipolar. A piece from the score of this movie to set the mood right. Overview of informant, the, 2009, directed by steven soderbergh, with matt damon, scott bakula, joel mchale, at turner classic movies. Here is some narrationmonologue from mark whitacre. Sep 16, 2009 mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u. The informant blows the whistle on dvd and bluray on february 23rd dec 18, 2009.
The steven soderbergh movie the informant is based on the book the informant. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Oct 01, 2009 watching the premiere of the informant. He is overseeing adms production of lysine, an additive used in the commercial livestock industry, but there are problems. Based on a tattletale a rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, mark whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. It was possible to identify each and every individual in the movie with those in the book. Scott bakula plays the lead fbi agent on the adm case. The blind side 2009 official trailer sandra bullock, tim mcgraw movie hd. As the film opens, mark whitacre matt damon is explaining that nearly everything people eat contains corn and that his company, adm, is involved in almost all meals. Melanie lynskey plays mark whitacres supportive wife, who is the one who first convinces him to become a government informant. A true story, is the subject of the new movie starring matt damon. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. As a result of whitacres evidence and after two years of work, the fbi launches a massive raid on adm, seizing files and computers. Shop the informant 2 discs bluraydvd 2009 at best buy.
United states september 18, 2009 nationwide canada september 18, 2009. He ended up with a prison sentence three times longer than any of the criminal executives he exposed. The critical consensus in favour of baz luhrmanns 2001 film moulin rouge. View homework help informant extra credit from econ 5315 at christian central academy. Matt damon, melanie lynskey, clancy brown, scott bakula, tony hale, patton oswalt. The movie concerns itself with mark whitacre damon, an employee of adm, a food production company. Hes bumbling, indiscreet, and grandiose at least in this take on his story. Coming to it on its own terms however this is an engaging story told with a comic air that works and makes the film as entertaining as it is interesting. Mark whitacre is a vicepresident at a division of archer daniels midland adm, a fortune 500 company based in decatur, illinois that produces among other things lysine, a corn based derivative used in almost all manufactured foods. With matt damon, tony hale, patton oswalt, lucas mchugh carroll. Even so, this is an important movie about the sinful nature of man as manifested in lying, embezzlement and greed. Sep 20, 2009 the serious story behind the informant the informant opened in theaters on friday. This movie is the true story of the lysine pricefixing case against archer daniels midland adm where several international companies colluded to keep the price high, so that. A charismatic turn by star matt damon and a consistently ironic tone boost this quietly funny satire about a corporate whistleblower.
A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. C orporate kickbacks, fraud, federal investigations, and bipolar disorder are pretty heavy topics for any movie, much less a comedy. Rated r in the us by the mpaa, this movies biggest content issue is language. Sep 18, 2009 steven soderberghs latest is the funniest movie in five years that doesnt have a gag related to bodily functions. After all, whitacre isnt your average whistleblower. As the only movie we can find in which a fullon con. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. A corporate culture cornfed on greed in steven soderbergh. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a. Mark whitacre has worked for lysine developing company adm for many years and has even found his way into upper management. It is based on a true story first described by journalist kurt eichenwald in his 2000 nonfiction book of the same title. Watch the full length movie of informant, the 2009 online or on the fios mobile app. And you know whats in the maple syrup you put on your pancakes.
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