All the Money in the World is a decent movie with a reasonably well developed plot and a talented cast. The highlight of the film is, without any doubt, Christopher Plummer as J. Paul Getty, he has a terrifically dark and sinister presence in the role, without even making a huge attempt to be startling, instead letting off an uncomfortably charming vibe. When you put in to consideration the limited space of time they had to film his significant role, it is even more impressive. Ridley Scott redid all of Getty's scenes, replacing Kevin Spacey with Plummer, in nine days, and he fits in to the film seamlessly.
It is a very fascinating true story that could have made for a very immerseful thriller, and I think this is what they were trying to do, but they just took far too nuch time with it. There are so many scenes with bland dialogue that barely extends the plot, instead leaving us longing for more, there are very few moments that had me at the edge of my seat.
The film is also about 30 minutes longer than it needs to be, I got to a point where I really stopped caring about Paul Getty and whether they would find him or not, I just wanted to go home. It never gave me a reason to want any of these characters to win, none of them, bar Gail, were very likeable.
An aggressive drag. While Plummer, Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg bring in great performances, All the Money in the World was simply not half as good as it could have been.
When a young boy is kidnapped, a devoted mother struggles to get her father in law, the richest man in the world, to pay his ransom.
Best Performance: Christopher Plummer
It is a very fascinating true story that could have made for a very immerseful thriller, and I think this is what they were trying to do, but they just took far too nuch time with it. There are so many scenes with bland dialogue that barely extends the plot, instead leaving us longing for more, there are very few moments that had me at the edge of my seat.
The film is also about 30 minutes longer than it needs to be, I got to a point where I really stopped caring about Paul Getty and whether they would find him or not, I just wanted to go home. It never gave me a reason to want any of these characters to win, none of them, bar Gail, were very likeable.
An aggressive drag. While Plummer, Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg bring in great performances, All the Money in the World was simply not half as good as it could have been.
When a young boy is kidnapped, a devoted mother struggles to get her father in law, the richest man in the world, to pay his ransom.
Best Performance: Christopher Plummer