Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jack Abramoff | ... | Self - Lobbyist (archive footage) | |
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Melanie Sloan | ... | Self - Director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington |
Nina Easton | ... | Self - Author, Gang of Four | |
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Dana Rohrabacher | ... | Self - Representative, California |
Thomas Frank | ... | Self - Author, The Wrecking Crew | |
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J. Michael Waller | ... | Self - Director, Institute of World Politics |
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Ralph Reed | ... | Self - Republican Activist (archive footage) |
Grover Norquist | ... | Self - Republican Activist (archive footage) | |
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Jonas Savimbi | ... | Self - UNITA Rebel Leader, Angola (archive footage) |
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Lewis E. Lehrman | ... | Self - Financier, The Democratic International (archive footage) (as Lewis Lehrman) |
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Neil Volz | ... | Self - Former Chief of Staff to Rep. Bob Ney |
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Bob Ney | ... | Self - Representative, Ohio |
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Susan Schmidt | ... | Self - Former Reporter, The Washington Post |
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Robert G. Kaiser | ... | Self - Author, So Damn Much Money |
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Peter Fitzgerald | ... | Self - Senator, Illinois |
A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
Alex Gibney knows how to make a documentary. Like good documentaries, "Casino Jack and the United States of Money" is educational and informative. Unlike great documentaries, it is neither emotionally-resonating nor interesting.
This film lacked anything to get me invested in it. The opening, introducing me to Jack Abramoff and all the players, was well researched and potentially interesting but very dry. Although I didn't find it enthralling, explosive or hilarious, I thought it could have been important but it doesn't have the timing that the more popular documentaries have.
"Casino Jack and the United States of Money" is good for documentary-lovers, but it doesn't have the staying power that a well told story should have.