Thanks for the memories!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

The grandson of J. P. Getty, history's richest man, was kidnapped in 1973. The kidnappers hoped that the old man would pay up to free him, but he proved to be miserly and uncaring beyond their and his family's beliefs.All the Money in the World is purported to be based on real events, however the extent to which this is true is unclear. It seems that some of the most central characters in the film, such as the sympathetic kidnapper who becomes the grandson's reluctant guardian, and the ex-CIA agent helping Getty's daughter-in-law, never existed as such. However, these things aren't the greatest problems of this film. Rather the problems are that there is almost no suspense, that it fails to maintain a consistent tone from scene to scene (which make the rather numerous attempts at humour fail) and that the central character of J. P. Getty is basically pushed aside, since we never really understand what made him become how he was in terms of personality. We also don't see what happens after the arduous crisis depicted in the film reaches its conclusion.As a whole, All the Money in the World felt very pointless to me. While the direction bears some marks of the once-great director, and there aren't many complaints to be had about the acting, one can't help but wonder what good these are when the core of the work is so empty.

Despite the nits, a beautifully acted and staged period piece, with plenty of tension although, or perhaps because, we remember how it turned out. Getty, like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Steve Jobs, was world famous for his wealth, but in personality he appears to have been closer to John D. Rockefeller or Henry Ford, and much of the "facts" covered in this film weren't really public knowledge then. Suffice it to say, JPG wasn't a very nice guy. Now to the movie: Christopher Plummer and Michelle Williams, as well as the "good guy" kidnapper were brilliant, but tell us again why a supporting actor in a bad 70s haircut with only one memorable scene was able to almost get away with an extra cool $1.5 mill before being publicly outted and shamed. Markie Mark was pretty good in "We Three Kings," but I'll never look at him the same again. Check out the trivia note, and ask yourself who showed more class in crisis: Michelle or Mark

*** WARNING SPOILERS *** This is a good movie from the capable hand of Ridley Scott. Watching this movie I'm pleasantly surprised that Hollywood can still make good movies like this. Also I was very impressed by the acting of Michelle williams as Gail Harris as the mother trying to rescue her son. Mark Wahlberg character who becomes disgusted at his boss J Paul Getty and Christopher Plummer as the cold hearted Evil selfish scrooge like American billionaire corporation head J Paul Getty. The ending of the movie was memorable when the good hearted and kind Gail Harris as a Getty inherits the vast fortune as she looks at the bust of J Paul Getty the revulsion on her face at the bust as she realises what a cold, evil and selfish man J Paul Getty was. In other words a classic wealthy Elitist. Don't we see many of that type in today's world as big banker and big company heads. Watch this movie a big stand out is the American actress Michelle Williams as Gail Harris. Great acting performance and all concerned in this movie with excellent direction from Ridley Scott.

It's 1973. One night, 16 year old John Paul Getty III is kidnapped off the streets of Rome. The kidnappers want $17 million. His mother Gail (Michelle Williams) has nothing. Her ex-husband is a drug addict but it's ex-father-in-law, Jean Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer), who is the richest man in the world. JPG is a ruthless oil baron and a penny pinching miser. He puts his fixer Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg) on the case.This movie will always be more known for the controversy from Kevin Spacey as the original JPG. It's not a bad movie but it's not good enough to overtake the behind-the-scene scandal. Quite frankly, Christopher Plummer is a better choice for the role. He needs to be a Scrooge, powerful without the anger. Spacey would probably take it too far. Michelle Williams does solid work as always. She's that good. On the other hand, Wahlberg continues to insists on being the hero of piece which is very annoying. He takes it too far. In one scene, he confronts Getty and I actually felt bad for the bastard. He diminishes the picture. I also note that there is TV show about the same historical drama and I really like that show. This is solid work but the history of this movie will always start with the scandal.