The movie starts with a terrific monologue by Danny DeVito alias 'Larry "the Liquidator" Garfield', a ruthless moneymaking machine who thinks that the only purpose of the Wall Street and the system of stock markets is to make him richer. He's that kind of character you must enjoy: an evil, self-centered man who is turned on by money with a strange name. He's great, he's like Scrooge McDuck for adults! :-)
And Danny DeVito plays him like he was born for that role. You really believe that he is Larry Garfield. He conveys the character of that twisted man in a way no one else could and thus becomes the main reason to watch the movie, and the only one that would make it legitimate to say that you _must_ watch this movie!
As, despite a supporting cast including Gregory Peck and Piper Laurie, and many good and subtle jokes on our great central character, it hasn't much to offer. I don't like the world of high finance which plays a much too central part in the film. Though the movie is about money, I still think people are more interesting than money and business. It's so all-American, all-Hollywood: businessmen, brokers, stocks, auctioneers, old men in fancy black & white suits... it grows very boring eventually.
The included love story, well it lacks any fire, and is on the other hand acted out to seriously, and Penelope Ann Miller does not prove too much acting ability either...
So, for Danny DeVito's sake, it all comes down to a 6 out of 10 rating.
And Danny DeVito plays him like he was born for that role. You really believe that he is Larry Garfield. He conveys the character of that twisted man in a way no one else could and thus becomes the main reason to watch the movie, and the only one that would make it legitimate to say that you _must_ watch this movie!
As, despite a supporting cast including Gregory Peck and Piper Laurie, and many good and subtle jokes on our great central character, it hasn't much to offer. I don't like the world of high finance which plays a much too central part in the film. Though the movie is about money, I still think people are more interesting than money and business. It's so all-American, all-Hollywood: businessmen, brokers, stocks, auctioneers, old men in fancy black & white suits... it grows very boring eventually.
The included love story, well it lacks any fire, and is on the other hand acted out to seriously, and Penelope Ann Miller does not prove too much acting ability either...
So, for Danny DeVito's sake, it all comes down to a 6 out of 10 rating.