When Meryl Streep's fictional husband dies in a boating accident, she discovers that the boat insurance is derailed by a series of complicated scams (shell companies managed in Panama) and she probably won't get a dime.
This may seem disconnected from the film opening, with Banderas and Oldman playing two unsavoury characters, but we soon discover they are at the heart of the scandal knows as the Panama Papers, which the movie tries to explain with a series of vignettes, supposed to be sarcastic and - perhaps - even hilarious.
The result is pretty boring, despite the characters (and schemes) being truly despicable and the whole political system supporting it even more so. Unfortunately, the pacing and plotting is convoluted and too many intercontinental characters are involved to care about any of them.
Besides, Oldman's German accent was annoying to the point of distraction. Given the international cast, I wonder why they didn't just hire a real German actor.
A missed opportunity, even if Streep is quite good in it.
This may seem disconnected from the film opening, with Banderas and Oldman playing two unsavoury characters, but we soon discover they are at the heart of the scandal knows as the Panama Papers, which the movie tries to explain with a series of vignettes, supposed to be sarcastic and - perhaps - even hilarious.
The result is pretty boring, despite the characters (and schemes) being truly despicable and the whole political system supporting it even more so. Unfortunately, the pacing and plotting is convoluted and too many intercontinental characters are involved to care about any of them.
Besides, Oldman's German accent was annoying to the point of distraction. Given the international cast, I wonder why they didn't just hire a real German actor.
A missed opportunity, even if Streep is quite good in it.