Teen flicks they call them. I turned 13 in the 90's, and I inevitably phased out of my teens in the 00's. So these films are aimed at me, right? Wrong. I think every 'slasher-flick', 'road movie' and all other patronising stereotype film-brands are awful, and an insult to the intelligence of me and a good deal of my friends. This is a classic example. Antitrust really doesn't know who it's aiming itself at, which is why it comes across as half-baked and anodyne. Attempting to marry a conspiracy thriller with an easy to swallow film, makes for a format that ultimately pleases no-one. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a snob. Hollywood is in the industry of entertainment, and if turning out safe films with good-looking actors makes them money, fair enough. If Hollywood went bust, arthouse films wouldn't even bother. But pick a lane, Goddamnit! Putting pretty boy Ryan Phillippe in the lead is an obvious money grabber, but then trying to make witty observations of the software market will go right over the head of the average viewer. Saying that, the technical details of this film are moderately accurate, unlike (cough,cough) Swordfish. My girlfriend lent me the DVD, and she bought it, and I quote, "Because it's got Ryan Phillippe in, so I don't care". Eye-candy at best, I only bothered watching it because of Tim Robbins. A rent paying film, as some actors might say.
Review of Antitrust
