[2009] Multinational Bank

Elwyn 2022-03-24 09:01:59

The film was originally aimed at Clive Owen, of course.
At first glance, the heroine thought it was Nicole Kidman, but at first glance it
turned out to be Naomi Watts from "The Promise of the East".
But the difference is not big, it is just a vase.

What was expected to be a tense international adventure
turned into a dull conspiracy debate.
Apart from an inexplicable shootout in an art gallery, the
film is hardly connected to an "action movie".

One of the gimmicks of this film is "transnational".
Although it has gone through Berlin, Lyon, Luxembourg,
Milan, New York, Iseo, and Istanbul,
apart from the last glimpse of the Turkish scenery,
it is difficult for the major cities to attract audiences . Impress.

The conspiracy theory setting is uninnovative, and the
plot is rigid and deliberate.
There are no skills in the criminal investigation process, and the
characters are even more lackluster.
And in the end, the individual retaliated in a vengeful manner, which
is ridiculously absurd.

Clive Owen had a
lifeless, dirty poker face from start to finish, and
it looked like the "international bank" owed him a lot of pounds.
The positioning of other supporting roles is unclear, and
there is almost no sense of existence at all.

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Extended Reading
  • Gracie 2022-03-28 09:01:03

    Eric Singer must have never heard his mother's bedside stories as a kid.

  • Earl 2022-03-27 09:01:08

    2009.10.15.23:00...Looks like I'm a mess. I fell asleep twice. Anticlimactic. Clive Owen doesn't feel it. Naomi Watts doesn't look good...

The International quotes

  • [first lines]

    Thomas Schumer: Listen, I'm from the Bronx, so you need to keep it simple. Why is the bank buying all this missile-guidance stuff from Calvini? - I don't get it.

  • [last lines]

    Jonas Skarssen: [to Salinger, who is on the verge of shooting him] Wait, wait, wait. Executing me won't change anything. There will be another 100 bankers to take my place. Everything will continue. The only thing you'll succeed in doing is to satisfy your bloodlust. And you know it.

    Calvini's hitman: [after shooting down Skarssen, taking Salinger's gun, and finishing Skarssen off with it] Grazie.

    [first closing credits are shown over news articles that demonstrate the truth of Skarssen 's words: business of banking and arms deals continuing as usual]