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Una sátira sobre el mundo de los multimillonarios.Una sátira sobre el mundo de los multimillonarios.Una sátira sobre el mundo de los multimillonarios.
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- 1 premio ganado en total
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It's a pity that this ends with a slide-show of factoids apparently intended to give the issues raised by the film a 'men vs women' or 'third world vs first' slant. Actually, what the all-too-true-to-life story is about is money vs no money: the fact that most of it is scooped up by a few arrogant, entitled, savvy people, and the rest of us - men as much as women, west as much as east - are at their mercy. Haven't we just recently seen the way our former public water utilities have been given the Philip Green treatment by unscrupulous capitalists, 'leveraged' for billions while our rivers are choked with sewage? And similarly, there's a moment of moral clarity about how the amoral 'Green' fails to recognise the moral freight of what he does - 'in his mind, all he does is offer a price' - but the same does not extend to some 'good guy' characters whose actions are simply indefensible.
There's a pinch of amusement here, and a peck of anger, but none of it will have any effect on the Philip Greens of this world. They are too stupid and arrogant to be hurt by satire and, whatever devastation they wreak on others, they somehow always come out on top. Realising that, you can only come away depressed.
There's a pinch of amusement here, and a peck of anger, but none of it will have any effect on the Philip Greens of this world. They are too stupid and arrogant to be hurt by satire and, whatever devastation they wreak on others, they somehow always come out on top. Realising that, you can only come away depressed.
What kind of film is this supposed to be? A comedy? A polemic? A social satire? An expose? It seems to be trying to be all of these simultaneously - and the result is something of a mess.
Steve Coogan is good as a loathsome tycoon who doesn't care who he tramples underfoot as he amasses his fortune. David Mitchell is also good as his bumbling would-be biographer; and the preparations for Coogan's hedonistic birthday bash contain some fine comedy.
But the film also wants to condemn the way the fashion industry is built on the exploitation of workers in Sri Lanka and elsewhere (and everyone who has ever bought clothes in their local High St is complicit in this exploitation). This is a theme worthy of treatment, but to attempt to splice it with the comedic strand of the film jars dreadfully.
The plight of refugees crossing the Mediterranean is also touched upon. Again, this is something we should all be concerned about, but it can hardly be blamed on retail fashion moguls - so why try to shoehorn it into this film?
And as if there wasn't too much in the film already, we also get the filming of some sort of reality TV programme, the relationship of which to the main plot is far from clear.
They say that less is more. In the case of this film, more is less.
Steve Coogan is good as a loathsome tycoon who doesn't care who he tramples underfoot as he amasses his fortune. David Mitchell is also good as his bumbling would-be biographer; and the preparations for Coogan's hedonistic birthday bash contain some fine comedy.
But the film also wants to condemn the way the fashion industry is built on the exploitation of workers in Sri Lanka and elsewhere (and everyone who has ever bought clothes in their local High St is complicit in this exploitation). This is a theme worthy of treatment, but to attempt to splice it with the comedic strand of the film jars dreadfully.
The plight of refugees crossing the Mediterranean is also touched upon. Again, this is something we should all be concerned about, but it can hardly be blamed on retail fashion moguls - so why try to shoehorn it into this film?
And as if there wasn't too much in the film already, we also get the filming of some sort of reality TV programme, the relationship of which to the main plot is far from clear.
They say that less is more. In the case of this film, more is less.
The overall message of the film about the fashion industry and its cheap overseas workforce is interesting. But as a comedy it didn't work for me.
If you like Coogan you're better off rewatching some of his other films or the series with Rob Brydon.
And waiting until this hits the TV / streaming services.
If you like Coogan you're better off rewatching some of his other films or the series with Rob Brydon.
And waiting until this hits the TV / streaming services.
Winterbottom's stuff is always interesting but unfortunately this one fell at some obvious hurdles. For two thirds it was an effective satire with some good performances (Coogan, as ever, a hoot) and some funny lines but in the final furlong any semblance of subtlety was dropped for silly plot developments and cheap sentiment, bashing the audience over the head with a point that had already been well made. A shame.
Some great performances, always great for me to watch Steve Coogan. he plays this so well. Isla Fischer is also worth a mention.
This is entertaining, funny but poignat in places. Thought provoking with a message throughout. Capitalism and the wealth divide.
Well worth a watch.
This is entertaining, funny but poignat in places. Thought provoking with a message throughout. Capitalism and the wealth divide.
Well worth a watch.
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaSacha Baron Cohen was originally going to play Sir Richard McCreadie but dropped out. After Steve Coogan was cast in the lead Isla Fisher was cast as Sir Richard McCreadie's ex-wife and she is married to Sacha Baron Cohen in real life.
- ErroresTodas las entradas contienen spoilers
- Citas
Samantha: No one reads the Mail Online, it's cleavage clickbait!
Sir Richard McCreadie: Yeah, except I'M the tit this time.
- ConexionesFeatured in Projector: Greed (2020) (2020)
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 355,308
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 24,163
- 1 mar 2020
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 1,460,431
- Tiempo de ejecución
- 1h 44min(104 min)
- Color
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.39 : 1
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