Reviews

This documentary starts off very poorly (excuse the pun). At first it's just some SJW crusade that tries to pin poverty on offshore banking. It's "poverty porn" that often films interview in terrible video/sound (VHS esque) quality.

It discusses some historical information halfway through about the British Caribbean islands and their roles as branches for the City of London. It's heavily on the City of London as a corrupt banking center.

It's all very British centric, which is a shame since it's subject is international banking. How the British Caribbean islands became offshore banking centers a hundred years ago is never discussed.

The legitimate reasons (privacy, stability, portability) for offshore accounts were established and their legitimate uses are also never discussed. The fact that money that goes offshore is often taxed on the way out of the country, but at lower taxation rates is never brought up probably because that would entail a discussion of different countries' taxation systems and wouldn't fit the documentary's agenda.

Thus, this documentary is heavily biased and mostly about the City of London. Watch it if you want to hate the rich, but you will not learn how and why this system developed and what needs to be fixed to make offshore banking too much of a hassle and liability to use.

There is also an underlying narrative by a religious (Vicar?) City of London candidate that I find disturbing. I am an American and I believe in separation of church and state. This candidate is why it's immoral to mix them. He says "bless them" about the people who voted for him as if a vote for another candidate is evil and against God. I don't think the documentary gets the hypocrisy that their moral crusader against tax avoidance is also immoral. It's just different type of corruption. The Church of England has "special" tax exemptions/status. I do love tax avoidance hypocrisy.

He wants the belt so he can jump ship?

Rule 1: you drop the belt before you leave the territory.

The worst wrestling brat would not hurt his family's promotion on the way out. Name just one who did?

Jack is believable. Felt good to watch him bury his brother.

I hope the writing gets more believable. Now back to the fake 10 reviews...

A movie that decries "People love a happy ending" and then fails to provide one!

We are just left to imagine it all works outs and we never know what the shrill wife said to David.

I'd like to seen not only a happy ending but the shrill wife get her comeuppance.

Potential, but it was a real let down and now I want the time I spent watching back.