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Antitrust
Average techno thriller enlivened by Tim Robbins as Bill Gates Gary Winstone. Bill’s Gary’s company has a new communications system in development and due to launch very soon and he will do anything to meet his deadline. Ryan Phillippe is the new techno wiz he hires who soon realises that everything may not be as it seems.
There are few real surprises, although the plot takes a couple of twists towards the end. The performances with the exception of Robbins are adequate though uninspired as is the direction by Peter Howitt. However, Robbins makes it worth a watch for his Bill Gates impression, although of course he can’t be based on Gates because the film mentions him as one of Gary Winstone’s competitors. At least that must have been the filmmaker’s escape clause if Gates tried to sue. Anti-Trust [2001]
All the Queen’s Men
World War II set comedy starring Matt Le Blanc and Eddie Izzard. Who wins in this transatlantic battle of the comedians? Not the viewer that’s for sure.
The film deals with a secret mission to steal an Enigma coding machine by a team of cross-dressing allied agents. This may sound like the plot of a Carry On film but there are less laughs you’d usually find there. In fact, I can’t remember laughing once.
Let Him Have It
