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Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Cromwell, Sharon Stone, Melissa Rauch, David Schwimmer (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Nachdem sich ihr idyllischer Urlaub in einen Alptraum verwandelt hat, beginnt Ellen Martin (Oscar-Gewinnerin Meryl Streep) Nachforschungen zu ihrer gefälschten Versicherungspolice anzustellen und stößt auf eine Reihe von unglaublichen und fragwürdigen Deals, die sie schließlich zu einer Anwaltskanzlei in Panama City führen, die vor allem damit beschäftigt ist, den Superreichen dieser Welt zu noch mehr Vermögen zu verhelfen. Die äußerst charmanten und edel gekleideten Inhaber und Partner Jürgen Mossack (Oscar-Gewinner Gary Oldman) und Ramón Fonseca (Golden-Globe-Kandidat Antonio Banderas) sind Experten darin, mit Hilfe von verführerischen On- und Offshore-Konten das Vermögen und den Einfluss ihrer reichen Klienten zu vermehren. Sie zeigen uns dabei eindrucksvoll, wie die missliche Lage von Ellen vor allem aufgrund von Steuervermeidung, Schmiergeldern und anderen illegalen Methoden entstanden ist, mit denen Superreiche ein weltweites und korruptes Finanzsystem betreiben. (Netflix)
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Sometimes I wonder if Steven Soderbergh would ever get out of this trend of mediocre movie production he’s been suffering from lately. The Laundromat isn’t really a bad movie. It isn’t a movie in traditional sense of the word, but two actors are telling you how America is proud of inventing money laundering and how it works. I think it really breaks the rules of a movie conception; a movie is something that should escalate and it should be enjoyable to watch to the end and its climax. Nothing is escalating in this movie, it’s just two actors talking in front of the camera about stories of those who invented money laundering. Sometimes it is funny and I would even say quite interesting, but mainly it comes across more as a documentary than a movie.
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Eine bunte und unterhaltsame Exkursion in Firmenstrukturen in Steuerparadiesen. Mit einfachen fiktiven Beispielen, damit es alle verstehen. Und was genau die "Panama Papers“ waren. Mit vielen erklärenden Monologen für die Kamera, welche die einzelnen "Geschichten“ verbinden. Der Film hat kein höheres Ziel, er will nur erklären und unterhalten. Den Zuschauer*innen, die sich mit der Problematik auskennen, bleibt nur die Freude an Schauspielleistungen, für welche ein hervorragendes Casting sorgt. Obwohl es leicht übertrieben und karikaturistisch ist.
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The movie strives to be a “kind of sequel of The Big Short", but this time about offshore and shell companies. The movie wants to “exaggeratedly shine a light" on the serious background practices that are difficult to understand for financial laypeople and that only a few people have an insight into but that have affected each of us. But it does not have such vigor and drive, nor does it capture the profit-seeking sophistication and interconnection of the system, nor the implications for the lives of specific people. It has good moments and there are storylines where it almost works as it should. But where the model could captivate even an unfamiliar viewer, Soderbergh fumbles and gets bogged down. Which is strange, as he has undoubtedly addressed a more accessible and tangible topic. What's worse is that the caricatural Oldman/Banderas duo make faces all the time (without any exaggeration, they are in the annoying mode of the naughty devil and the water goblin from The Watermill Princess). As the narrators, they give the film a completely different level and atmosphere than the rest of the actors.
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A witty, apt and sarcastic Soderbergh film, backed as usual by excellent material. Probably not one of his best, but as a more colourful and cheerful variation of The Big Short, why not. After all, the law firm didn't cause the world crisis, it just funneled a few prominent wealthy people's money into tax havens, so there's no reason not to take it lightly and with humor. It is clear that this will be far from the realities of the average person, but for others, it’s like their bread and butter.
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A 100% useful and non-violently educational and cautionary film – a feature documentary. Very entertainingly directed and superbly acted (Oldman, Banderas, Streep are exceptional). Probably won't be to everyone's taste, but I really enjoyed it and was positively gushing with viewer bliss during the last five minutes.
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