Paulitics
18May11
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Daniel S.
15Jan12
***1/2. I found the tone of the film absolutely fantastic. Soderbergh manages to handle parody, I think here about the numerous homages to James Bond films, with an uncommon delicacy. The Informant! or how make people think about important matters with a smile on their face. Recommended.
Michael Harbour
3Jan12
An amusing, understated movie. Matt Damon is completely believable as a self-deluded schlub. He really is an actor, I didn't know that before.
Jye Sherwell
18Nov11
Another strong film from Soderbergh. Not nearly as stupid as the trailer makes it out to be.
Tony Smith
22Apr11
I found the film hilarious, while others hated it. Maybe it didn't have enough weed/drug humour or Jonah Hill's fat antics, Robert Downey Jr's craziness or Russell Brand's wacky British accent in it for people.
Bambang N Karim
24Jan11
The Informant informs that this is such a tedious film like other Soderbergh’s over-hyped works - that usually fall emotionally flat. Matt Damon’s acting is the only thing worth watching.
Zachary Curl
26Dec10
much funnier the first time around, though i still think this is Matt Damon's best acting job. despite all of the serious stuff that he's done, this was honestly the first time i ever thought of him as the character and not just Matt Damon playing a character, which has always been my problem with him. maybe it was the fake nose and weight and haircut, but it definitely worked.
Lights in the Dusk
4Dec10
An excellent film that turns a tragedy into a comedy, if only to make the actual revelation of the character's motivations all the more shocking. Soderbergh's clever riffing on '60s spy-capers in a film about '90s corporate politics is inspired; perfectly establishing the skewed perspective of the central character and the bigger-than-life, Walter Mitty-type situations that he embroils himself in.
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Mugino
14Nov10
I keep questioning why I disliked this film because there is every reason to like it -- great acting, direction and solid writing. However, I couldn't help but compare this biased (and mocking) take on Whitacre to Jerry Lundegaard in "Fargo". The differences highlight what doesn't work in "Informant!": the tone is monotonously parodic and doesn't fold in the essential pathos until the end (props to Bakula btw).
Christopher Smith
28Aug10
Maybe not quite what it could have been, but an entertaining comedy that's a nice change of pace coming from director Steven Soderbergh. Matt Damon is perfect in the lead, as is the great supporting cast - the performances often pull it through a somewhat muddled script. Great old-fashioned, over the top score by Marvin Hamlisch.
Ivan Tinoco
22Jun10
Matt Damon gives a great performance, the story was a bit confusing and you never really ended up knowing the core motivations for everything that is happening. Here and there are voice overs of the characters commenting on life and telling short stories, they are quite funny but I just didn't get the big picture.
Ivan Tinoco
22Jun10
Matt Damon gives a great performance, the story was a bit confusing and you never really ended up knowing the core motivations for everything that is happening. Here and there are voice overs of the characters commenting on life and telling short stories, they are quite funny but I just didn't get the big picture.
catch_33
7May10
Fantastic film about a compulsive liar who perpetrates the most long-winded, confusing case of embezzlement and fraud imaginable. Damon, as already stated, was snubbed for the Oscars, because he puts in a stellar performance. His schizophrenic rants are hilarious and he plays the character with the perfect blend of comedy and tragedy. The cinematography is superb, with the over saturation and muted colours, the tone is perfection. A subtly handled film about an area of business we rarely see, and a character that we all to often see. I had so much fun with this.
thepha
1May10
Matt Damon brings the best to this role that seems to keep him from breaking out due to the constraints of the overall movie. If the trailer were to lead you to believe this is a complete comedy, it is not, but absurdity and such unbelievable paths this movies takes you makes you thankful it doesn't fall into typical comedy.
Nutter Jr
28Apr10
Exceptional performance from Matt Damon of a tragicomic character who believes he can outsmart everyone by lying his way through life. The problem is, by the time you are through with this film, you have no idea which story really stands but the ride is a thoroughly enjoyable one...
Jacob McKinley
19Apr10
Damon turns in a masterful performance that could have won an Oscar had it been in the hands of an Oscar Worthy director. Soderbergh's 2009 output was lacking, especially considering that the brilliant "Che" was only months earlier.
rowdyman
14Apr10
Is it a lie if you really believe it? Eventually someone asks, "What's his agenda?" which is the only nagging thing I didn't like here - we never really know Mark Whitacre's motivation. Still, it is an entertainingly slow reveal of someone who was so good at lying, he conned himself.
keldon
5Apr10
Surprisingly great. Soderbergh takes what could be a very confusing (or just annoying) story to follow and presents it well, making all the twists (there are plenty) easy to follow and never tedious. Matt Damon's oscar snub is almost as criminal as Sam Rockwell's for Moon. Great performance, and the interior monologues were frequently hilarious. I liked the offbeat and absurd approach.
S Campbell
3Apr10
Damon is on top form here and he carries the whole picture . And its beyond me how he and Marvin Hamlich (Who did the score ) did not get an Oscar nod Another Winner From Soderbergh
Edward Copeland
29Mar10
Matt Damon has never been funnier or better. http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2010/03/you-talk-too-much.html