Eike, Tudo ou Nada

The life of former billionaire Eike Batista, from the creation of his company OGX, which made him the seventh richest man in the world, until his bankruptcy. The rise and fall of an empire. The story behind one of the biggest scandals of recent years. The ex-billionaire's life as never seen before

I liked the didactic way in which the film was conducted, a gentle and timely narration, it gave a slight idolization to the protagonist, actually not so lightly... The circus atmosphere also gave a slight ridicule not only to the character but also to his trajectory. .. An apocalyptic and almost fun joke, but insipid... I almost managed to feel sorry for him, but I was only sure that God puts angels on the path in the form of friends, and we must always listen to them....

The film is not bad, but it is not good either, despite the decent performance by Nelson Freitas. It is too schematic, formulaic, often ressembling a soap opera. It concentrated in Eike Batista's rise and fall as a star businessman billionaire, chosing a strange view where he is a dreamer somewhat victim of bad advisors, false friends and corrupt politicians. The entire core story is about his business, but, as his personal life is too much infamous, due to his marriage with model and actress Luma de Oliveira, they chose a bizarre way to insert it, completely external to the entire script: as a concern in the subconscious, neither developping it properly, not merging it with the plot. The side story of the common people who believed in investing in his stocks made sense, but was too topical and obvious. As a matter of fact, one may say that the entire movie is obvious and never surprises, is always in the surface, with flat and often unconvincing characters.

Me and my wife really enjoyed this movie. If you live in Brazil and always questioned "how could this happen", this movie will be very enlightening, and even if you have no idea who is Eike Batista, you will enjoy this movie, as it talks not only about him, but about the way businesses are built and portrayed to investors, as well as the drama of rising and falling, watching your dream become a nightmare.

I was surprised how good it turned out to be, as for the first few scenes I thought I would not like it, but quickly it picked up and had a great pace.

Actors and director did a great job. Well done.