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Title: Two stars for trying
Review: Hats off for taking on the human aspects of the shark-infested waters of today's business ethics.Gloves down for only coaxing mildly adequate performances, for failing to project the slightest idea of what professional sales is all about, for concocting several totally unrealistic scenes (e.g., Malcolm MacDowell's absurd inaction when his keynote speech is artificially interrupted by Quaid), and for creating a very pale imitation of "The Graduate," with cross-generational dymanics, secret affairs of dubious morality, and Simon-and-Garfunkle-like songs in the soundtrack.But then, would the film had been produced had the screenplay been more critical of today's business practices, and bit the hands of those financing it? No way!Go see "The Corporation" instead, and get a better picture.
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