Rogue Trader (1999)
Anna Friel, Betsy Brantley, Caroline Langrishe, Ewan McGregor, Yves Beneyton
McGregor gives yet another strong performance in this riveting thriller telling the true story of Nick Leeson, the man who singlehandedly caused the dissolution of the British-based Barings Bank through insider trading as an employee of the bank in Singapore.
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Directed by:
James Dearden
Release Date: Jan 01, 1999
DVD Release Date: Dec 14, 1999
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Not as interesting as it could've been, opting for a movie-of-the-week style. Good acting, but little else.
The only good thing about this movie was Ewan...especially the naked bits.
I actually found it quite stressful to watch; knowing that there wasn't a fairy tale ending. Watching it, it feels like a tense film, but in retrospect it is almost like a documentary. It shows how simply 1 man with good intentions takes down a cent... (read more) I actually found it quite stressful to watch; knowing that there wasn't a fairy tale ending. Watching it, it feels like a tense film, but in retrospect it is almost like a documentary. It shows how simply 1 man with good intentions takes down a century old bank. It tells the story without any use of expensive fight scenes, or hyped up drama (or exaggeration to my recollection) and is all the more poignant for it. The music choice is top notch, with a lot of Leftfield in it.
Scary (not to watch, but for what's within), and more so than The Devil's Advocate. You have been warned.
I'm not interested in economics and that seemed a weird topic for a movie, so I thought I would get bored, but I found it extremely tense and gripping.
Real story is way more interesting than its adaptation. Acting is very poor.
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