The Informant!

The Informant!

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Steven Soderbergh’s take on the mostly true story of an erratic corporate whistleblower who’s hilariously unable to tell the truth, or even to stop talking, stars a slyly comic Matt Damon in a role very, very far removed from Jason Bourne. His running voiceover, usually a filmmaking crutch, […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009

 ©2008 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC

©2008 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC

Steven Soderbergh’s take on the mostly true story of an erratic corporate whistleblower who’s hilariously unable to tell the truth, or even to stop talking, stars a slyly comic Matt Damon in a role very, very far removed from Jason Bourne. His running voiceover, usually a filmmaking crutch, is as indispensable here as it is amusing, frequently veering off on unrelated tangents, adding to the character’s—and the viewer’s—and the FBI’s—confusion. And just in case you forget that this is a farce, Marvin Hamlisch’s bubbly, retro-’70s score is there to remind you. This one earns that exclamation point.