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Title: Arbitrage - A Fraude (2012)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Gere | ... | Robert Miller | |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Ellen Miller | |
| Tim Roth | ... | Det. Michael Bryer | |
| Brit Marling | ... | Brooke Miller | |
| Laetitia Casta | ... | Julie Côte | |
| Nate Parker | ... | Jimmy Grant | |
| Stuart Margolin | ... | Syd Felder | |
| Chris Eigeman | ... | Gavin Briar | |
| Graydon Carter | ... | James Mayfield | |
| Bruce Altman | ... | Chris Vogler | |
| Larry Pine | ... | Jeffrey Greenberg | |
| Curtiss Cook | ... | Det. Mills | |
| Reg E. Cathey | ... | Earl Monroe | |
| Felix Solis | ... | A.D.A. Ray Deferlito | |
| Tibor Feldman | ... | Judge Rittenband | |
Robert Miller is a successful financial businessman with a loving wife and a smart daughter ready to take over the family business. Professional secrets involving illegal fraudulent activities start coming out at the same time that Robert's personal secrets take a turn for the worse and threaten to derail everything he has achieved. Written by napierslogs
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Tense drama thriller 'Arbitrage' bounds along with constant forward momentum, and it's all anchored by a tremendous performance from Richard Gere, firing on all cylinders and delivering a late-career surge showing what he's capable of. He stars as New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller who appears to be as happy as his position in life suggests: a happily married, philanthropic businessman, husband, and father. However, it quickly becomes apparent that all is not as it seems. He's having an affair with a young artist, and is trying to complete the sale of his trading empire before all his fraudulent dealings can be revealed for all to see. Then an awfully timed accident occurs, sending his life spiralling out of control
With Tim Roth playing a determined detective and Susan Sarandon the unknowing wife, the tension is soon palpable – a persistent fog obscuring Miller and his efforts - as Gere finds himself desperately trying to keep everything together, and we as the viewer know it can't be a happy ending, can it? The longer the film goes on, the tighter the noose becomes around the protagonist, constantly throwing your emotions back and forth between what you know is right, and what you see is wrong. That's down to Richard Gere who you can't credit enough for his portrayal here, in what is arguably his finest role and opportunity in years, rightfully earning himself a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. You simultaneously root for him to wriggle his way out of a condemning position, and loathe him for the corrupt human being he is, with lust and money the appetite of this man we have to try and understand and forgive as proceedings develop. His family gets caught up in the events in more ways than one, and yet you still want Gere to negotiate that tricky path to freedom; make the big deal and cover up his role in the tragedy at the core of the narrative.
Reluctantly facing his sins, you wonder: Will he get away with it unscathed, left simply with haunting guilt, or get his deserved comeuppance, reaping the consequences for things he brought down upon himself and those around him? Either way, it's a fantastic thriller with moral undercurrents that has a suitably strong finish.
8/10!