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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimIt's a kick to see the Tim Robbins version of the man recently described by the Microsoft trial judge as "Napoleonic" installed in a disgustingly opulent Bond-villain HQ/pad, and the overwrought Boiler Room-meets-The Game scenario is not without its own schlocky pleasures.
- 60Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternI do wish Mr. Robbins's one-note co-stars had been worthy of his performance, and that some of the melodramatics hadn't been quite so slapdash.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWhile Robbins has a good time playing the boyish devil, the rest of the principals transmit on an awfully low baud rate.
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrAn example of a film that begins with a provocative idea and then runs itself into the ground with clumsy structuring.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIronically, the filmmakers seem to think the audience for this movie about super-smart people is super-dumb.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThey might have been able to make a nice little thriller out of Antitrust if they'd kept one eye on the Goofy Meter.
- 38New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanAn inferior factory product, cranked out with little care and less imagination, that seems all the dumber because it's pretending to be smart and topical.
- 20SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinLibel on one of the true visionaries of American business in the 20th century, a man unfairly demonized for doing what others strove to do but doing it faster and better.
- 20Film.comErnest HardyFilm.comErnest HardyA crap film that's steeped in liberal paranoia, but it's also so ludicrous that it falls under the guilty-pleasure category.
- 10Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIt's too bad we don't have red, glowing DELETE buttons next to those soda cup holders. I could have done the world a favor.