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An onscreen adaptation of Kurt Eichenwald's novel based on an actual account of a high-level corporate management whistleblower who assisted the FBI in an attempt to bring down an alleged price-fixing fraud, Steven Soderbergh presents Matt Damon as: The Informant! As Mark Whitacre, a Vice-President of a lysine developing company ADM, Damon renders an unbelievable performance as he proves to the audience that he is capable of "dissolving into his character". Decorated with humorous dialogues and "internal monologues", this is narration genre played out in a different manner that grips you gradually if, you offer this film with your kind patience(trust me, some of you may venture off mentally to someplace else if you're not careful!). It reveals bits and pieces of twists and disbeliefs as the film peels off layers after layers of deception like an onion, with every peel you get teared by it(you'll probably feel like banging your head profusely against the seat in front of you). A film that might earn a nod or two for Damon's performance surely with the upcoming Golden Globe in January. Strongly only for those with great patience and attention span.
The Informant! revolves around its main character Whitacre as we are privy to what this man thinks in his head very frequently throughout the whole duration of this film in the form of "internal monologues". I will like to place a heavy emphasis on this as I truly believe that it is these frequent minor "internal monologues" that are inserted so passively (there're some that I didn't even remember hearing, that's how easy it is to lose your attention span!) that made the film such a distinct example in its class. In fact, these seemingly senseless monologues are also a major source of humour offerings to the audience. With each monologue session turning more outrageous and out of hand, we see how Whitacre's character transforms and evolves.
Whitacre's amazing on-screen presence would not have been possible without Matt Damon. It was not because he played his role so perfectly well, in fact it's because he played out Whitacre's flaws so perfectly well that it made his role so reality-reflectory. Not that he tried very hard to be funny or anything, he made some real funny moments simply by being Whitacre alone. Whitacre had some seriously outrageous lines prominent in both his daily life conversations and "internal monologues". The one about the Polar Bear and his black nose was classic in my view. The other one about time efficiency, somewhere along the line of flossing his teeth in the showers while waiting out for his conditioner to be done, was another mentally outraging riff.
The quirky soundtrack that I unknowingly noticed during the film, may be a little too weird for some's taste. However, I guess it accentuated Whitacre's complex personality and quirky moments pretty well. But it's still quirky.
Pertaining to the ending, there's some confusion on the 9.5 million. I'm puzzled as to whether was it 9.5, more than 9.5, or none at all actually. If you've no idea what on earth I'm talking about, just realize that it is for your own sake that I'm not providing spoilers. I have all your interests in mind, all you film lovers.
That said, be sure to catch this when it's out in Singapore this coming mid November. This will not be an easy film to like, but if you placed effort in trying to keep up with the film, you'll most probably be rewarded.
Till the next time if I ever catch another great movie.
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