Monday 1 June 2015

The Deal (2005) 6/10

Starring : Christian Slater, Selma Blair, Robert Loggia, Colm Feore, Angie Harmon, John Heard
Director : Harvey Kahn
Running Time : 108 mins

When Tom Hanson (Slater) agrees to act as the go-between for one of his investment firm’s clients and a Russian oil cartel, he soon discovers that the deal is not what it seems. With the help of new associate Abbey Gallagher (Blair) – a tree-hugging graduate who wants to put a stop to big business oil production – they discover that the corporations involved will stop at nothing to ensure that their deal goes through.

Although not the best thriller I’ve seen in recent years, this wasn’t too bad. Slater and Blair work reasonably well, though the notion that everyone fancied Blair seemed a little far fetched. The plot was simple but effective, and although some of the relationships between the characters weren’t that believable, this managed to sustain some interest in me and the potentially obvious twist worked pretty well.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Pelican Brief



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