The worlds of investing banking and Wall Street come together in this tale of high finances, and acquisitions of an important source of oil, that, might, or might not, be the real thing. When more pressure is put in being able to get cheap oil and make enormous amounts of money because of the high market prices, makes the right ingredients for all kinds of conspiracies theories.
Tom Hanson, a man working for a financial institution is called to give his verdict on what an 'oily' old executive, Jared Tolson, wants to do in order to merge with a private Russian concern that controls reserves that hold a lot of promise. We realize from the start the deal needs to be investigated because it sounds too good. Someone is going to make a killing, for sure!
The intrigue surrounding the prospective deal is confusing, at best. The unsuspecting viewer is assaulted with a lot of financial terms that will probably go above his head. The screenplay by Ruth Epstein is too heavy with twists and turns that add to addle anyone. In a way, we couldn't help thinking about the Enron debacle, as we watched this film, directed by Harvey Kahn.
Christian Slater plays Tom Hanson, the expert that is the key figure in the deal that is being put together. Selma Blair is the smart young woman that Tom hires to delve into the background of the possible merge. Robert Loggia, never having looked as sly and fierce, is Jared Tolson. An excellent Colm Feore is about the best thing in the film.
The higher places of finance in Boston, Vancouver and New York are photographed in glossy detail by Adam Sliwinski. Christopher Lennertz is the man responsible for providing the interesting music score.
Tom Hanson, a man working for a financial institution is called to give his verdict on what an 'oily' old executive, Jared Tolson, wants to do in order to merge with a private Russian concern that controls reserves that hold a lot of promise. We realize from the start the deal needs to be investigated because it sounds too good. Someone is going to make a killing, for sure!
The intrigue surrounding the prospective deal is confusing, at best. The unsuspecting viewer is assaulted with a lot of financial terms that will probably go above his head. The screenplay by Ruth Epstein is too heavy with twists and turns that add to addle anyone. In a way, we couldn't help thinking about the Enron debacle, as we watched this film, directed by Harvey Kahn.
Christian Slater plays Tom Hanson, the expert that is the key figure in the deal that is being put together. Selma Blair is the smart young woman that Tom hires to delve into the background of the possible merge. Robert Loggia, never having looked as sly and fierce, is Jared Tolson. An excellent Colm Feore is about the best thing in the film.
The higher places of finance in Boston, Vancouver and New York are photographed in glossy detail by Adam Sliwinski. Christopher Lennertz is the man responsible for providing the interesting music score.