Take a look at all the details from this new matt damon film in both formats. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common. Although the movie is sometimes played for laughs, the real story was no laughing matter. The movie concerns itself with mark whitacre damon, an employee of adm, a food production company. Soderbergh manages to handle parody, i think here about the numerous homages to james bond films, with an uncommon delicacy. The trailer for the informant what was mark whitacre thinking. Film goofs around lightheartedly while still doing some justice to the truelife story. A probe into a possible sabotage turns mark into a whistleblower for the fbi, as part of. There are currently thirty videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a chance of meatballs and love happens. He did a great job of portraying wittaker as a man that thought he was a lot smarter and a lot nobler than he actually was. Trailer 2009 the trailer for the informant what was mark whitacre thinking. As the film opens, mark whitacre matt damon is explaining that nearly everything people eat contains corn.
He is overseeing adms production of lysine, an additive used in the commercial livestock industry, but there are problems and the company is losing money. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the. While were about it, it is also a film that catches steven. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. The plot given in this article is from the informant book, which is an article formerly about the movie, then renamed to be about the book, then edited to be about the book, then copyandpasted back into this new article about the movie later, then edited some more. As the film opens, mark whitacre matt damon is explaining that nearly everything people eat contains corn and that his company, adm, is involved in almost all meals. He then directed and everything is going fine 2010, a documentary about the life of spalding gray, and the bigbudget ensemble thriller contagion 2011, which portrayed the rapid spread of a. It is based on a true story first described by journalist kurt eichenwald in his 2000 nonfiction book of the same title the movie concerns itself with mark whitacre damon, an employee of adm, a food production company. Although not a blockbuster, the informant is an interesting, diverting film. In the early 1990s, archer daniels midland adm junior executive mark whitacre matt damon became convinced that if he helped the fbi gather enough evidence against his companys illegal pricefixing activities, he would look like a hero to the firms board.
The script is based on kurt eichenwalds nonfiction book the informantthe film adds the exclamation point merely to denote comedy, not a musical. Memang film subtitle indonesia yang bagus adalah film yang memiliki. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a. Gets better as the film proceeds had some smirks but i didnt laugh profusely would watch. He is overseeing adms production of lysine, an additive used in the commercial livestock industry, but there are problems. A rising star in the agricultural industry suddenly turns whistleblower in hopes of gaining a lucrative promotion and becoming a hero of the common people, inadvertently revealing his penchant for. A rising star in the agricultural industry suddenly turns whistleblower in hopes of gaining a lucrative promotion and becoming a hero of the common people, inadvertently revealing his penchant for helping himself to the corporate coffers and ultimately threatening to derail the very investigation he helped to launch in this offbeat comedy from academy awardwinning director steven soderbergh. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey. Sep 18, 2009 the script is based on kurt eichenwalds nonfiction book the informantthe film adds the exclamation point merely to denote comedy, not a musical, though one wonders what possibilities the latter. Sep 16, 2009 mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u. Its based on a late1990s case against the conglomerate. Mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u. Mat damon did a great job of portraying mark wittaker, a man high up in a corrupt corporation.
There are currently thirty videos available for the film, of. It is based on a true story first described by journalist kurt eichenwald in his 2000 nonfiction book of the same title. The tone and the performances were funny enough, they would have carried the movie with only minimal music. The blind side 2009 official trailer sandra bullock, tim mcgraw movie hd. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, mark whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Sep 18, 2009 video archive for the film the informant. He is overseeing adms production of lysine, an additive used in the commercial livestock industry, but there are problems and the company is.
United states of america, story by 123movies admin. Matt damon played his role very well as the informant, and the witty rambling of the voiceover in between scenes were often hilariously funny, but the story wasnt very engaging or intriguing to me and the film as a whole just didnt seem all that special to me. Critics consensus a charismatic turn by star matt damon and a consistently ironic tone boost this quietly funny satire about a corporate whistleblower. An earnest corporate whistleblower is found to be just as corrupt as those hes turning in to the feds.
Sep 20, 2009 the informant opened in theaters on friday. With matt damon, tony hale, patton oswalt, lucas mchugh carroll. Director stephen soderberghs latest film, the informant. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. The informant blows the whistle on dvd and bluray on february 23rd dec 18, 2009. Overview of informant, the, 2009, directed by steven soderbergh, with matt damon, scott bakula, joel mchale, at turner classic movies. However, i seriously would have rethought the music.