Ben
Meyers’ rating: 3.0|5.0 Starsììì
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Arthur
Shaw (Alan Alda), a Ponzi scheme financial investor, jumps into a New York City
skyscraper swimming pool that has a million dollar bill painted on its floor.
The camera zooms out to show the rest of the city just before daylight. Josh
Kovaks (Ben Stiller), who has invested all of the skyscraper employee retirement
funds with Arthur Shaw, makes coffee while listening to the news. While Arthur
Shaw gets out of his pool, grabs a towel, and takes the elevator to his room,
Josh Kovaks begins ironing clothes. Arthur Shaw walks to a desk to play chess
while listening to the news. He makes a move on a chess board while Josh Kovaks
gets ready for work, checks his computer, and makes a move on his version of a
chess board. Arthur Shaw thinks for a bit as Josh Kovaks walks out of his house
and heads for work at the break of day. These scenes begin a story about lost
pension funds and employees who develop a scheme to retrieve those stolen funds
by stealing them before they leave the country.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Brett Ratner for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers
Bill Carraro and Karen Kehela Sherwood for making the film possible. Additional
cast includes: Josh Kovaks (Ben Stiller), Slide (Eddie Murphy), Charlie (Casey
Affleck), Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), Mr. Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick), Lester
(Stephen Henderson), Mr. Simon (Judd Hirsch), Special Agent Claire Denham(Téa
Leoni), Enrique Dev’Reaux (Michael Peña), and Odessa (Gabourey Sidibe).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. It’s a ‘ho-hum’ piece of entertainment, definitely
not first choice piece despite very good comedic casting choices.
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