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Based on the Best-Selling Book 'Anatomy of Greed' by Former Enron Employee
Brian Cruver, an ambitious 26-year-old who lands a job at Enron, is soon dazzled by the company's get-rich-quick mantra and rumors of million-dollar bonuses. As Brian assimilates with the Enron culture, spending sprees and wild corporate 'gatherings' become the norm. But when Enron abruptly files for bankruptcy, Cruver discovers he's just a pawn in a failing game of corporate greed--one that made the rich richer...while the rest lost everything.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm a huge fan of anything relating to corporate scandals and the shady things in the world of banking. I enjoyed very much the document 'Enron - The Smartest Guys In The Room'. So, it was only natural I ordered this one too. Boy was it a wrong move.
This movie never gets going, and it feels very stiff. The cast is not interesting enough and you won't get anything new on Enron.
After watching this feature film I was sorry I lost some 1.5 hours of my life. If you want to waste some of your time, you should definately watch this flick.
This movie never gets going, and it feels very stiff. The cast is not interesting enough and you won't get anything new on Enron.
After watching this feature film I was sorry I lost some 1.5 hours of my life. If you want to waste some of your time, you should definately watch this flick.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fun, but not enough Brian Dennehy or Mike Farrell
20 Aug 2008
Format:DVD
For a movie about naked, corrupt greed that by rights should make you angry, "The Crooked E" is still fun because it won't let you forget it's a formulaic, cheesy TV movie. It's billed as starring Brian Dennehy, but he's really a peripheral character who shows up less than half a dozen times as a mentor of sorts for the main character, a fresh-faced, newly hired Enron underling. Dennehy elevates the movie every time he shows up, though. Because the movie revolves around the underling's ups and downs, Mike Farrell as Ken Lay is also mostly wasted in a largely two-dimensional role, giving pep talks to the troops about the stock even as he was dumping it.
If you go in understanding that this movie isn't about Brian Dennehy's or Mike Farrell's characters, and is rather cliched in its moralizing, you'll have a good time.
If you go in understanding that this movie isn't about Brian Dennehy's or Mike Farrell's characters, and is rather cliched in its moralizing, you'll have a good time.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This was pretty good!
17 Mar 2009
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Honestly, I think the more negative reviews are because the subject of the story is so painful to watch. Then again I watched this because I LOOVE Christian Kane. I almost didn't though because it was such a depressing and sad memory but acting-wise, it was really a pretty good movie.
And of course, Christian was excellent. He played a young college-grad who got caught up in the big leagues and big money and ignored the warning signs of pending doom; he was progressively horrible to his fiancee and finally see the big e falling. You had to get through the beginning of the movie but I actually liked it in the end. Worth watching. Well done, CK.
And of course, Christian was excellent. He played a young college-grad who got caught up in the big leagues and big money and ignored the warning signs of pending doom; he was progressively horrible to his fiancee and finally see the big e falling. You had to get through the beginning of the movie but I actually liked it in the end. Worth watching. Well done, CK.
great movie
26 Nov 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A great story reflecting the truth about Enron. One of the biggest scandals ever to happen, viewed from the point of an employee who fell into the culture of that company and almost lost his fiance in the process.
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