H and I have been kicking around the idea of seeing the Informant for months, but we were always scared off by the tepid reviews. Tonight we finally gave in and decided to see it at the local cheap theater.
I'm glad we went and I'm glad we went to the cheap theater. Matt Damon was excellent and overall the movie was funny. However, it was definitely a B-movie. There were several things both of us found to be off putting:
The overall look of the film was wrong. The date said the action took place in the early to mid 90's, but the everything from the clothes to the sets screamed 70's. It was jarring and not in a way that helped moved the story along.
The FBI agents were way to strident. Did they seriously not think the informant had something to hide? Did they not bother to do a background check and figure out that he was not adopted?
The wife was not well played. Was she complicit or just vacant? If she was just vacant the actress did a great job. However, I never really cared much about her either way.
It went on just a little too long. By the time he fires the good lawyers, I was ready for it to end. The ridiculousness had gone a little too far and I was tired of watching the character's twists and turns.
Overall, it was worth six bucks for a night out.
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