Wednesday, November 17, 2010
URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
Today's film was Julio DePietro's
This small romantic sort of comedy is loosely based on the Ford Maddox Ford book The Good Soldier but transfers the "battle" to Wall Street.
A team of hot traders, run by Tommy who tells us the story, battle on through their big money days and partying at night. Women are a part of the picture, for clients, for themselves.
A tough place for relationships of any kind.
Tommy enlists a rather square guy to be part of his team. The story proceeds from there.
I was really pulled into this story. In retrospect, I can see some holes and questions but the experience of watching it was totally engrossing. The time flew. I was really interested in these people.
A device here is the dependence on the reliability of the narrator in flashback scenes. Ford's innovation of the time.
The young cast is very good. Fresh and into it.
I liked it very much and would not mind seeing it again.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
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