Arbitrage (2012)

The Worst Film Ever

Really Surprised!

Beautiful, moving film.

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Arbitrage is one of those subtle flat drama thrillers that doesn't really go anywhere. The plot is different and is slightly interesting, but it's not enthralling. The performances are decent, the directing is okay, but could have been better with some script and scene editing changes. The story line revolves around Richard Gere's character "Robert Miller", this character is just not interesting enough to keep viewers hooked.If you don't want a movie that is too heavy, but serious at the same time, Arbitrage is worth watching. Overall, this film is not worth buying, only worth renting on Amazon Prime.

Tense drama thriller 'Arbitrage' bounds along with constant forward momentum, and it's all anchored by a tremendous performance from Richard Gere, firing on all cylinders and delivering a late-career surge showing what he's capable of. He stars as New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller who appears to be as happy as his position in life suggests: a happily married, philanthropic businessman, husband, and father. However, it quickly becomes apparent that all is not as it seems. He's having an affair with a young artist, and is trying to complete the sale of his trading empire before all his fraudulent dealings can be revealed for all to see. Then an awfully timed accident occurs, sending his life spiralling out of control…With Tim Roth playing a determined detective and Susan Sarandon the unknowing wife, the tension is soon palpable – a persistent fog obscuring Miller and his efforts - as Gere finds himself desperately trying to keep everything together, and we as the viewer know it can't be a happy ending, can it? The longer the film goes on, the tighter the noose becomes around the protagonist, constantly throwing your emotions back and forth between what you know is right, and what you see is wrong. That's down to Richard Gere who you can't credit enough for his portrayal here, in what is arguably his finest role and opportunity in years, rightfully earning himself a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. You simultaneously root for him to wriggle his way out of a condemning position, and loathe him for the corrupt human being he is, with lust and money the appetite of this man we have to try and understand and forgive as proceedings develop. His family gets caught up in the events in more ways than one, and yet you still want Gere to negotiate that tricky path to freedom; make the big deal and cover up his role in the tragedy at the core of the narrative.Reluctantly facing his sins, you wonder: Will he get away with it unscathed, left simply with haunting guilt, or get his deserved comeuppance, reaping the consequences for things he brought down upon himself and those around him? Either way, it's a fantastic thriller with moral undercurrents that has a suitably strong finish.8/10!

I love Richard Gere. He has played a lunatic, a double-crossed lawyer in China, a befuddled man in love in Runaway Bride. This movie displayed his darker side. His ruthless side. It was a horrific yet entertaining movie...the director brought out the amoral side of our Buddhist loving actor Richard Gere. Arbitrage was fascinating. The ending was hauntingly unresolved. I half expected a chilling end to Richard Gere's character. Prehaps his ability to be compassionate allowed him to bring forth his almost Satanic side. He did it directly and well. I think this movie is a lesson in selfishness and self love. I liked it.

The story is about the businessman Robert Miller - how he sees things, how he hears things, how he thinks! And he thinks "The world events all revolve around five things - "M" "O" "N" "E" "Y" . So he takes a great risk in his business investing a huge amount and it turns out to be a failure. So he now falsifies his company accounts and try to get a good deal with which he thinks his problems will get solved. He is so desperate to conclude the deal and it keeps dragging a bit. His personal life threatens with more problems that might cancel the deal which is the most important thing for him now. How he handles them is the story .The story is a kind of drama but never lags in keeping the audience interested and engaged anticipating whats gonna be the next move by Miller to solve his problems. Very interesting aspect of all is that his wife and daughter are equally as smart as him making him difficult to handle. The political move which Mrs. Miller makes towards the end shows the smartness in the character after showing most of the ignorance from the beginning.Holding the story causing no harm to any character with his major fraudulent act is something positive to look upon .