Seller:Amazon Video On Demand Rating:66 reviews Sales Rank:5,282
Genre:Action Rating:R (Restricted) Media:Video On Demand Running Time:119 Minutes
Theatrical Release Date:February 13, 2009 Release Date:December 30, 2009 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Synopsis:
Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world?s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war.
Great MovieJune 10, 2009 Rexomus(Chicago) 13 out of 16 found this review helpful
"The International" is a good and honest movie. Hollywood generally doesn't release movies that are fairly original and intellectually respectful to the audience. The story deals with world bank corruption and how it's not the money that motivates them, but rather the power of enslaving nations and people with debt. If you know anything about the fractional reserve system of current banking, then this movie makes a lot of sense. I am surprised that Hollywood would release a movie like this.
The movie doesn't try to be more then it is. It does, however, take the audience on a journey to explain how the current economic situation could possibly be manipulated. The movie does follow some cliches, but I felt they were handled in original and artistic ways. The Guggenheim scene was very interesting and an original place to stage a Hollywood shootout. The story from start to finish is solid and easy to follow. There were no huge plot twists, however the character resolutions have their complexities and the finale is a little peculiar, but still gratifying and complete.
Clive Owen gives a wonderful and believable performance as a man over the edge and determined to expose the truth of this cloak and dagger organization. Naomi Watts does a good job as a supporting character and doesn't get in the way of the story, but she amplifies it when necessary.
I greatly enjoyed this movie. I skipped seeing it at the theater because it looked a little long, but after watching it on DVD my worries that the plot would be thin were put to rest. The story keeps the flow going and the audience interested the whole time.
Product arrived in good condition and on timeAugust 11, 2009 Theoretix(Rome, Ilinois, USA) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Robbery, intimidation, deceit and other sub-cultured behavior and purposes are not limited to the back alleys. Today, with a higher educated population that uses digital networks such practices and purposes have permiated not only the city, county, national but also international opperations. The dark also provides a gray area service that is a highly refined and highly efficient corporate network system that runs on par with all other business, industry, medical and govenment operations. In many cases those who are right-honest-decent readily use the gray services offered by the dark side either on contract or permanent basis.
This DVD portrays the details of such a permanent presence on the world scene. It seems that no industry or government is immune to this gray and dark industry (e.g., Enron). On the government level, with this 'gray' service in mind, it will explain many 'irrational' policies, rules and practicies that emerge more frequently than not. Under such conditions one begins to read a different meaning into the country's legal application of constitutional rights. One can see the application of the gray and dark in Governments and any civilization. It is inversely proportional to the degree that 'Socialist formula' is applied to law, economics, social services, banking, education. etc. The Socialist influence, power and practice(Marxist, Facist, Militarist and Nazi - all 'socialist' and 'democratic' systems) clearly prove that the dark and gray parameters have gained control. Institutions, security forces, courts, 'social reponsibility' and demonization of populations - dividing society into two oppositing camps are the hallmark of the dark and gray effects in government and civilization resulting in failed civilizations.
In the short duration of the DVD, these elements have been caputured in a highly effective way. I watched the DVD several times - there is always something new to find during the flow of drama and action.
it may not be a true story but it represents a true oneAugust 9, 2009 A. Jarrar 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this may not be a true story but the reality is, thats how the actual world runs. i think the imprtant thing about such a movei is that it enlightens us to to a more deeper shadow world where politics, blood, intrests of superpowers all overlap. just to give you an insight of what i am saying , i suggest you read the following titles
The Game of Nations: The Amorality of Power Politics
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
More fun than five cows in a single stall!August 10, 2009 rjones2818(Somewhere in Indiana, United States) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you've been paying attention, you know that the bankster frauds are a shady lot. As part of the capitalist conspiracy against the great unwashed, banksters are a key part of moving cash from one disreputable organization to another. It's the way the world works. Too bad for us.
The International takes a look at one such (fictional) bank, and you get to see just how hard it is to bring justice to such a criminal enterprise. Clive Owen is excellent as a jaded INTERPOL officer who has been trying to bring down this bank.
The action is tight and so is the storyline. We find out that the good guys may not be quite so good as we think they should be, while the bad guys are worse than we can imagine. It should tell you something that one of the eventual heroes is a former STASI officer.
The film is quite enjoyable.
The International Bankers Are Behind It All.June 18, 2009 New Age of Barbarism(EVROPA.) _The International_ (2009) starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts is a disturbing thriller featuring a gigantic conspiracy involving a huge banking institution dealing in money laundering, arms sales, and assassination. The film supposedly is based on the banking scandal involving the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) in the 1980s. This film features Interpol Louis Salinger played by Clive Owen and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney played by Naomi Watts who must uncover a banking conspiracy that plays a role in the assassination of the Italian prime minister candidate. This larger banking group is also apparently involved in arms sales and in overturning foreign governments. The film features a brutal showdown between the assassin and Salinger against the banking agent's henchmen in the Guggenheim. Following this, Salinger teams up with an ex-KGB agent in an effort to bring down the bank. We witness here the downfall of those involved in the assassination as Salinger subtly takes them out. However, at the end of the movie we see that the bank has managed to continue its intrigues.
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