ARBITRAGE

Making his feature directorial debut, writer Nicolas Jarecki has done an exceptional job in bringing together an esteemed cast of Hollywood heavyweights for his new film Arbitrage. Starring Richard Gere at his suave, silver fox best, this is a fast paced, suspense thriller about the moral dilemmas facing a powerful and successful businessman in the opulent world of high finance. Jarecki’s family background in commodity trading has ensured the film’s authenticity as he explores the dark side of those with enough money to live outside the boundaries of conventional morality. As Gordon Gekko with a conscience, Miller (Gere) is a good man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons whose time is rapidly running out. (PB) ***