For fans of The Big Short, Too Big to Fail, Margin Call, and Wall Street, Barbarians at the Gate chronicles the huge bidding war on the Nabisco company from 1988. James Garner, stars as the CEO who wants more money and power. He's extremely intelligent and shrewd, and every line out of his mouth is either a bit of strategy or a clever one-liner. He's charming and persuasive, and there's a fabulous scene in the beginning where he demonstrates how to work the room. If you liked him in My Fellow Americans, you'll like him in this.
If you're looking for a mellow tv movie where you can just zone out, this is not the one for you. I had a lot of trouble keeping up, and my dad (who works in finance) had to keep pressing pause to explain the plot to me. With all the bidding, conferencing, and planning between Jimmy, Fred Thompson, Peter Riegert, Matt Clark, Joanna Cassidy, and their competitor Jonathan Pryce, if I hadn't had an interpreter, my head probably would have hurt. It is pretty funny, though, so if you decide to sit through it, you'll be rewarded with lots of laughs and some beautiful '80s dresses that Joanna and Leilani Ferrer get to wear.
If you're looking for a mellow tv movie where you can just zone out, this is not the one for you. I had a lot of trouble keeping up, and my dad (who works in finance) had to keep pressing pause to explain the plot to me. With all the bidding, conferencing, and planning between Jimmy, Fred Thompson, Peter Riegert, Matt Clark, Joanna Cassidy, and their competitor Jonathan Pryce, if I hadn't had an interpreter, my head probably would have hurt. It is pretty funny, though, so if you decide to sit through it, you'll be rewarded with lots of laughs and some beautiful '80s dresses that Joanna and Leilani Ferrer get to wear.