Just what I expected

A lot of fun.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

He swindles his clients, cheats on his wife, and endangers his daughter. Uses son of one of his former clients (who is beholden to him) to get himself out of the shithole, in the process exposing him to a jail time. This guy is a total, all-weather moral bankrupt. He is also extremely foul mouthed, using the f word every time he utters a word. What a garbage....

Tense drama thriller 'Arbitrage' bounds along with constant forward momentum, and it's all anchored by a tremendous performance from Richard Gere, firing on all cylinders and delivering a late-career surge showing what he's capable of. He stars as New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller who appears to be as happy as his position in life suggests: a happily married, philanthropic businessman, husband, and father. However, it quickly becomes apparent that all is not as it seems. He's having an affair with a young artist, and is trying to complete the sale of his trading empire before all his fraudulent dealings can be revealed for all to see. Then an awfully timed accident occurs, sending his life spiralling out of control…With Tim Roth playing a determined detective and Susan Sarandon the unknowing wife, the tension is soon palpable – a persistent fog obscuring Miller and his efforts - as Gere finds himself desperately trying to keep everything together, and we as the viewer know it can't be a happy ending, can it? The longer the film goes on, the tighter the noose becomes around the protagonist, constantly throwing your emotions back and forth between what you know is right, and what you see is wrong. That's down to Richard Gere who you can't credit enough for his portrayal here, in what is arguably his finest role and opportunity in years, rightfully earning himself a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. You simultaneously root for him to wriggle his way out of a condemning position, and loathe him for the corrupt human being he is, with lust and money the appetite of this man we have to try and understand and forgive as proceedings develop. His family gets caught up in the events in more ways than one, and yet you still want Gere to negotiate that tricky path to freedom; make the big deal and cover up his role in the tragedy at the core of the narrative.Reluctantly facing his sins, you wonder: Will he get away with it unscathed, left simply with haunting guilt, or get his deserved comeuppance, reaping the consequences for things he brought down upon himself and those around him? Either way, it's a fantastic thriller with moral undercurrents that has a suitably strong finish.8/10!

When this came on the telly the description wasn't a pull and the IMDb description isn't any better... and we all know that what you see in the trailer could be the best the movie has to offer. What pulled me into watching the film was Tim Roth, Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon.I am so glad I chose to watch the movie.The start of the film is slow and too business orientated, I can understand why the director, Nicholas Jarecki, who also wrote the story, chose to show you this side as one of the main issues is the future of the company Robert Miller has built up from nothing. I think it could have been trimmed a little as it could cause the viewer to become unconcerned and turn off. This would be a mistake.The main section of the film is concerned with Robert Miller's actions and reactions to a car accident he and his mistress are involved in and the ensuing police investigation. What lengths will he go to come out of the mess he's created, help his family survive his mistake, and keep a friend out of jail?Jarecki does a brilliant job of keeping a nice pace going, once the action starts and getting good performances from his cast. There are some nicely shot scenes; I really liked the car accident. Story-wise, he is good at keeping the viewer attention and drawing them into the tale, which is strong and full of twists and turns. However, I think we should have seen more of Ellen Miller, Robert's wife, as the issues in the film would have encompassed her more personally than we got to see.The actors do a wonderful job at portraying their characters. If you like crime drama's with action, suspense, twists and turns, a decent story, good direction and excellent acting then this film is for you... just stay with it through the boring start.

The story is about the businessman Robert Miller - how he sees things, how he hears things, how he thinks! And he thinks "The world events all revolve around five things - "M" "O" "N" "E" "Y" . So he takes a great risk in his business investing a huge amount and it turns out to be a failure. So he now falsifies his company accounts and try to get a good deal with which he thinks his problems will get solved. He is so desperate to conclude the deal and it keeps dragging a bit. His personal life threatens with more problems that might cancel the deal which is the most important thing for him now. How he handles them is the story .The story is a kind of drama but never lags in keeping the audience interested and engaged anticipating whats gonna be the next move by Miller to solve his problems. Very interesting aspect of all is that his wife and daughter are equally as smart as him making him difficult to handle. The political move which Mrs. Miller makes towards the end shows the smartness in the character after showing most of the ignorance from the beginning.Holding the story causing no harm to any character with his major fraudulent act is something positive to look upon .