Review of Other People's Money

Unless I am off base, this is a comedic version of Wall Street, the successful Michael Douglas film that portrayed how companies are destroyed by financiers who are only concerned about making profits, and do not give two cents for the livelihoods of other people. Danny DaVito plays the role formerly done by Michael Douglas, but he adds something to the role that Douglas did not have; a very sharp sense of humor. Penelope Ann Miller is his romantic interest, which I was not buying from the word go, and Gregory Peck was the Liberal conscience of America, giving his best Atticus Finch heartfelt plea for common decency. Of course, profits trump decency well over 99% of the time, as we all know. This is an enjoyable comedy, and, at times, a sad reminder of the inadequacies of America; poor business and political decisions, lack of direction, horrendous infrastructure, and a vast amount of ignorance. Other than that, we have a great country with people who know how to cannibalize the weak. After all, life is survival of the fittest, right? The only weakness of this film (in addition to the unlike romance between Miller and Davito) is the ending, which was even more unlikely than the proposed romance. Other than these two faults, the film is pretty good and funny at several junctures, not to mention it is informative as well.