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The true story behind the fall of Barings Bank is fascinating. However, it is not fimic. This movie focuses on Ewan McGregor as an absurdly photogenic, charming version of Nick Leesson, the man whose improprieties caused that fall. McGregor's natural charm makes Nick seem far less culpable than he really was, despite the actor sleepwalking through an appalling script with some of the worst dialogue I can remember. Inept - or rather TV-movie-clumsy) direction doesn't help. There can be some forgiveness for "true" movies that invent episodes or make real-life characters to push a story along; there can be none for a movie that tells such a shallow version of the truth via its story's least interesting (if pivotal) character, and over-casts to make a boring futures trader look like a star.
Good film!
Very nice movie! Although I think that the book is better!
I recommend the dvd!
Great potrayal of the infamous rogue trader
This movie captures well the story of the rogue trader.
Ewen MacGregor does a superb job, and manages to create some real tension. You can almost feel the tension in your living room when you watch this one!
When he first made the money back, you almost wish he would have stopped there, but somehow, like an addicted gambler, continues on, inventing ingenious ways to cover up, and get more money to trade.
All the cast does a good job, the locations are also excellent.
An underrated excellent movie, and well worth a look, if you have even the slightest interest in finance or banks.
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