cmoyton Having just seen this movie for the first time on DVD its message in light of the recent financial meltdown and scandals i would say (forgive the pun) was on the money.As for the script itself although far from perfect it is a decent effort which held my attention for the full duration. For a relatively low budget film the cinematography is excellent and the story is well paced. Most movies require some suspension of disbelief this being no exception - as for the mathematics and the prediction concept i'm not so sure. The banker certainly comes up with some crazy sums on his compound interest calculation in the opening flashback scene.For all the screen time the character of Jim Doyle (played by David Wenham) has and despite what we learn his character still seems underdeveloped. The cause of death of the child in the films pivotal subplot remains unexplained. Perhaps its more interesting to speculate.How often the bad guys steal the show and this is no exception - i give you Anthony LaPaglia's unscrupulous banker. Playing an American with a convincing accent he is so morally bankrupt you just want him to get his comeuppance and yet he plays by far the most interesting character in the movie. Nor is he alone as only one member of the banks board protests at his request to in effect break the "flexible" banking laws to cash in on the predicted pending market collapse. Sibylla Budd pops up for a love interest role which she was to repeat in the similarly themed but inferior (also Australian) movie The Bet.

gutboiler This is a great film, no fat at all and excellent performances from all the leads. All the pieces seemed to fit togethor and Connolly expertly kept the audience guessing throughout. I also liked how he made, what might appear to be a dull subject into an interesting one.The themes contained here a very relevant these days and this would go well with the 'corporation' doco.I'm no good at maths, can anyone explain how the bank was supposed to make money by predicting the stock market and then how it lost all its money? were they playing the futures market or just the stock market. If they just sold shares before they knew there was going to be a crash then i don't see how they could lose money so badly.

tresdodge A large corporate bank takes on a young Mathematics PHD boffin who insists that with funds he can fully develop a theory that predicts the movements of the stock market. Not a bad watch at all, fine acting, a pretty good story and nice cinematography bring together a thoroughly credible piece.The bank here is the archetypal 'unelected private tyranny' that exist in our times, where they can bully governments, cross borders and refute any kind of ethical principles in the name of greed and profit.The head of the evil organisation is played very well by Anthony LaPaglia who is utterly convincing and puts in the best performance of the film. In addition, the lead David Wenham is also fairly good and his beautiful love interest Sibylla Budd is not bad either.I quite enjoyed this movie, each scene looked like a lot of effort had been put into setting it up and directing the actors. The overall feel of the film was very effective for the subject matter but it was missing something that would make it truly memorable and a great film. The ending was not bad but overall the film was just not substantial enough Worth a watch

thywerz The Bank is a great story well told. It leaves you feeling that banks always take you for a ride. I thought David Wenham's character was so well played but the ending was a bit flat. I think that the ending did not reach any real level of interest for the audience