Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.
Has a dark desperation thata(TM)s morbidly compelling. But the moviea(TM)s amoral momentum is fatally slowed by an acronym-heavy script and flimsy characterizations that offer fine actors...little to play.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
11 Jul 2008
fresh:
There's not much to it, but Austin Chick's hyper-focused indie does serve as a nicely assured showcase for lead Josh Hartnett.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
11 Jul 2008
rotten:
Only an amusing cameo by David Bowie enlivens things, but he's onscreen for just about two minutes at the end.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
11 Jul 2008
fresh:
Smartly scripted, convincingly atmospheric morality fable in which Hartnett, usually insubstantial as a good guy, plays a convincingly flawed character galloping toward the precipice.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
14 Jul 2008
fresh:
Anyone who thinks that Josh Hartnett isn't a true movie star should see his riveting, high-wire performance in August, a shrewdly dramatized look back at the bursting of the dot-com bubble.