http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130080/

Stephen Soderbergh is an interesting director. He can do really good films like Che, Bubble, and Traffic. But then he has moments like The Girlfriend experience, and Solaris that just seem odd. This is one of those times, though thankfully this is much better than both of those films. Matt Damon is fantastic as Mark Whitacre, which surprised me because the posters made him look like an idiot. This film is a satire of corporate greed, and for the most part it works well. Mark Whitacre becomes a spy for the FBI so he can find out what the company he works for is doing secretly. Many have said this film tries to hard to be funny, and while some of Matt Damon's inner monologues were a bit forced I still thought that the film was consistant with it's humor even if it wasn't that funny all the time. The plot of this film, while nothing new, was very entertaining. I loved watching Damon spy on the company he worked for and get himself deeper and deeper into their lies by adding his own to the mix. After a while the government focuses on him when it is found out he is doing many illegal things that I will not spoil here.

Damon's character creates so many lies in this film it is almost ridiculous. They make the situation get more and more out of control, which make the film increasingly entertaining. I didn't find it dull in the slightest though it did drag slightly. One of the problems with this film though is the music. It is one of the worst scores I have heard in years. Usually music scores are so dull they become part of the background which works best most of the time. This film though puts the music in your face. It is done by Marvin Hamlisch. It works sometimes, but it usually just annoys me and tries too hard to make the film seem more goofy.There are times when I wished all the music would be silent for a while. Tony Hale of Arrested Development fame plays a lawyer here, which was a bit odd at first since I remember him being Buster Bluth but he fit his role pretty well. I would recommend this film to anyone wanting an interesting and slightly funny corporate satire. It may try too hard with it's humor at times and the music may rape your ears for most of the film but I enjoyed it a lot. Matt Damon really surprised me in this. The story also can get a bit monotonous with all the lies going on, but I think that is the point. It gets to the point where it almost seems unrealistic and silly, but yet it is increasingly entertaining.

Overall I give it an 8.5 out of 10.