Rogue Trader
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Anna Friel, Betsy Brantley, Caroline Langrishe, Ewan McGregor, Yves Beneyton Director: James Dearden Brand: Buena Vista Home Video Writer: James Dearden Producer: Alan J. Wands Producer: Christopher Ball Producer: Claire Chapman Producer: David Frost Writer: Edward Whitley Writer: Nick Leeson DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 101 minutes Published: 1999-12-01 DVD Release Date: 1999-12-14 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Miramax |
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Movie Reviews of Rogue Trader
Movie Review: Risible
Summary: 2 Stars
The true story behind the fall of Barings Bank is fascinating. However, it is not fimic. This movie focuses on Ewan McGregor as an absurdly photogenic, charming version of Nick Leesson, the man whose improprieties caused that fall. McGregor's natural charm makes Nick seem far less culpable than he really was, despite the actor sleepwalking through an appalling script with some of the worst dialogue I can remember. Inept - or rather TV-movie-clumsy) direction doesn't help. There can be some forgiveness for "true" movies that invent episodes or make real-life characters to push a story along; there can be none for a movie that tells such a shallow version of the truth via its story's least interesting (if pivotal) character, and over-casts to make a boring futures trader look like a star.