Title: Review: "The Informant!"

" You look ahead of the weekend we're also looking ahead to some of the new movies that -- hitting the big screen. Among them the informant. The true story of a whistle blowers described by a Variety Magazine as the wacky little brother of Erin Brockovich. Jim -- has our review. Seems kind of picked him but. He doesn't mind me calling him Brian into the relationship. My -- and dry out. Steven soderbergh's new film the informant. Stars Matt Damon as a corporate whistleblower helping the FBI build a price fixing case against agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland. In title and storyline. It echoes of Russell -- 1999. Big tobacco expose today. The insider Soderbergh brought it might want to. So he departs from the straight narrative style about film and pitches the informant to a -- comedy. Not that the real story doesn't lend itself to that treatment it plays like a cross between attachment that you can add the Coen Brothers. And it reminds us of Damon's versatility. It's not just that he put on thirty pounds to go with the door -- corporate behind the times look of HDM insider Mark Whitaker -- its -- makes us aware of the loose -- personality who lurking beneath the guys conventional surface. Possibly stay here we just taking my -- you -- need -- leader of the company sort of reinforces the contrast. I don't think public gardens seventies graphics and like -- music against the Paisley and the fat apology as -- Whitaker. Dives into taking the Wheeling and dealing that will bring his bosses down. And he naively believes that moved him up the corporate ladder."

" They're going to know that somebody was on the inside. Working -- us and they're gonna do. Almost anything to find out who it is."

" Speed -- think I'm gonna be okay the company. Scott Bakula and Joe McHale widen the gulf between the seriousness of the events and the practical way they handle them. By giving us the FBI agents as bumbling fools not much less out of it than -- corporate Lackey turned -- So all I said -- is doing some work with the FBI. I might be out of touch for awhile it's a bold approach and for most of its length and entertaining way. But it does run out of steam about two thirds of the way through and can't regain its footing. Yet if Soderbergh falters Damon never does. He's riveting as Whitaker is flaws emerge along with his colossal -- self destructive alternative reality. He makes his wish his informant had been able to inform themselves about the way life works and a year it now. -- Different subject car NEC. I don't you think he had to keep working for I'm telling you they will make me the next president of media."