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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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The Informant! Is 'Devilish Fun'

Matt Damon shines as unreliable narrator in serio-comic take on corporate crime

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(Newser) – Steven Soderbergh's The Informant! puts a comic spin on its serious story of a '90s corporate whistle-blower, say critics, with highly entertaining but sometimes muddled results.

  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: This "truth-based film about a compulsive liar wavers between corporate thriller and screwball comedy," with an outstanding performance from "bewigged and wiggy" star Matt Damon.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: "There is devilish fun in this look into 1990s white-collar crime. But the jokes are the kind you choke on."
  • Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: "The Informant! is the movie Erin Brockovich might have been if director Steven Soderbergh had been smoking some funny weed on the set (and if Brockovich has been a compulsive liar)."

Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre in a scene from
Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre in a scene from "The Informant."   (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claudette Barius)
Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre in a scene from
Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre in a scene from "The Informant."   (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claudette Barius)
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