The Deal (2005) Critic Reviews
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Christian Slater and Selma Blair head a solid cast that Harvey Kahn directs with cool efficiency as the tension steadily rises with every passing minute.Read the full review
But the problem is, The Deal, like a lot of real-life Wall Street deals, is a labyrinth into which the plot tends to disappear. The ideas in the film are challenging, the level of expertise is high, the performances are convincing, and it's only at the level of story construction and dramatic clarity that the film doesn't succeed.Read the full review
Never entirely convincing yet always watchable.Read the full review
It's when The Deal leaves the corporate offices behind that the story turns into a bogus, convoluted mess. Once the Russian mafia, personified by Angie Harmon playing an evil seductress with a terrible Russian accent, rears its head, the ballgame is over.Read the full review
If Epstein and Kahn's plot mechanics were as fresh as the headlines from which they borrow, they might have been on to something.Read the full review
Blame the unsexy subject matter if you want, but blame the uninspired casting first.Read the full review
The film might have worked as a taut, topical corporate intrigue thriller; instead, for all its ambition, it's just a routine mystery, despite a solid performance by Christian Slater.Read the full review
A bigger mess than the gas crisis.Read the full review
If Slater were a bigger star, this self-serving vehicle would have been a hoot, a surefire DVD attraction for any Camp Night in the living room, not to mention a shoo-in for one of the 10 worst movies of 2005.Read the full review
