Richard Gere plays a wealthy hedge fund manager desperate to complete the sale of his business. But an accident in Gere’s private life threatens not only the sale of the business, but threatens to unravel Gere’s entire life as a philanthropist and Wall Street icon. I think Richard Gere will get an Oscar nomination out of his performance in Arbitrage. Once again, Susan Sarandon isn’t given enough to do, but what she does is powerful. I have a minor (okay, major) problem with the accounting in this movie, but I’ll let that quibble slide. Arbitrage has a solid cast and a compelling story. Go see it! GRADE: B+
That’s what happened to me with Robot and Frank. Funny how something seemingly small can really impact your enjoyment. I do plan to see this one though.
ARBITRAGE shows a powerful man under unbelievable stress, Patti. Richard Gere still has his acting chops.
I’m looking forward to this one, even though I’m not a Richard Gere fan.
Richard Gere can be infuriatingly uneven in his performances, Beth. But Gere hits a home run in ARBITRAGE.
I won’t see it unless it has a happy ending. After watching the trailer, I don’t see how it can. I’m old and want roses and butterflies, or whatever, I guess. You know, happy, happy. There’s enough ugly crap on the news every night, I don’t need it for entertainment, no matter how good the acting.
Happy, at least in the case of ARBITRAGE, is in the eye of the beholder, Rick. No roses or butterflies, but a cleverly realistic if bittersweet ending.