Movie Review: The Informant

The Informant starring Matt Damon

 

Things to love about this movie:

Based on a true story.

Tommy and Dickie Smothers play bit parts.

Matt Damon plays me.

Nominally he plays Mark Whitacre, a dim-witted whistle-blower who can't keep his mouth shut. (Essentially, me.) And he looks like a big puppy all through the movie (see above).

Other characters in the movie say, emphatically, "NO, DO NOT TELL US THIS," and he has to tell them. (Again, me.)

Things not to love so much about this movie:

[SPOILERS]

Eventually they reveal the reason Mark can't keep his mouth shut, and it hits a little too close to home  (only I was eventually vindicated and un-diagnosed).

 Overall:

Such an enjoyable movie. I give it four out of four lesions.

Comments

[Mershy]

I wouldn't say you're dimwitted. Ever.

[TheQueen]

Mershy - Well, you haven't had the chance to see me in action at our small team meetings yet. And now I won't have Steve sending me the "SHUT UP" buggy eye gestures.