Out on DVD: “The Informant!”

Jeanne — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Now out on DVD is the 2009 film, The Informant!, which is perfect for someone looking for a dark comedy.

The film is described as being “based on a real life tattle-tale.” It follows the story of Mark Whitacre who is entranced by the idea of helping the FBI in an investigation.

He works in the agricultural industry working for Archer Daniels Midland, which is accused of price-fixing. He decides he wants to help the FBI by wearing a wire and carrying around a tape recorder.

However, he frustrates the FBI with his constantly changing story, almost ruining the whole case. Matt Damon plays the lead role of Mark Whitacre. Also starring in the film are Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey.

The Informant! is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Jeanne — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:59:47 +0000

Matt Damon packed on 30lbs for his role in The Informant and from the early reviews, it sounds like it was worth it. The film hits theatres today and really resembles Erin Brokovich in a number of ways. The plot is based on the true story of bipolar whistleblower, Mark Whitacre (Damon), who believes he will become a hero when he turns in his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy.

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He begins working with the FBI but he begins to believe that his level of importance is greater than it actually is and the agents are left wondering about how much of what Whitacre is telling them is truth and how much is the result of an overactive imagination.

Like Erin Brokovich, the movie features an underdog trying to take down a major corporation but Brokovich had legitimate complaints (and proof) where as Whitacre is a little questionable. The movie looks incredibly interesting to me! Are you going to see it?

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