All the Money in the World is a thriller from director Ridley Scott about the real-life 1973 kidnapping of J. Paul Getty's grandson. It's a very well-made film, with some relevant life lessons about the corrupting power of money, but it's also quite violent. Someone's ear is sliced off, and characters are shot and killed, with blood spurts and bloody wounds. There's also a burned corpse and other moments with threats and aggression. Language includes several uses of "f--k." A married couple flirts, and the husband is later shown in a brothel, lying with a woman (presumably a prostitute) as a topless woman -- obscured by shadows -- walks by. The same man is shown to be an alcoholic and is said to be a drug addict. Pot is found in the pages of a book on a teen's bookshelf. One of the main characters (played by Michelle Williams) is a strong, interesting woman who stands up to the powerful men in her life in an inspiring way. The movie earned media scrutiny after star Kevin Spacey was accused of several counts of sexual misconduct and Scott decided to reshoot his scenes with Christopher Plummer; it works seamlessly.The film is directed by Ridley Scott, director and producer of British cinema who has been nominated three times for the Oscars as best director. He has worked in numerous genres, although it is in science fiction and in his creation of atomospheres where he has most stood out. He started in the industry shooting short films like "Boy and bicycle" (1965), starring his brother Tony, before releasing his first feature film, The Duellists (1977), a film set in the Napoleonic era that is based on a story by Joseph Conrad . It has the leading role of Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel. This film won an award at the Cannes Film Festival for the best newcomer director. His second film, the sci-fi thriller Alien (1978) achieved tremendous box office success and brought fame to his female lead, Sigourney Weaver. He also won an Oscar for the best visual effects. After this title he directed Blade Runner (1982), a film that adapted in a very personal way the novel by Philip K. Dick "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Written in 1968 and that has become one of the greatest exponents of the cyberpunk genre . Three years later he changed his name with Legend (1985), an adventure and fantasy film starring Tom Cruise. His next work was Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), a crime thriller starring Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers. Two years later he returned to direct another police thriller titled Black Rain (1989), a film set in Japan with Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia as protagonists. The 90s were successfully started for Ridley Scott when she premiered Thelma and Louise (1991), road movie starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon that bears similarities to Alain Tanner's "Messidor" (1978). The film took the Oscar to the best script and Scott got his first nomination as best director. A few years after this great success was launched towards new directions in the filming of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), a historical film focused on the famous discovery in which Gérard Depardieu embodied Christopher Columbus and Sigourney Weaver to Queen Elizabeth of Castile. Four years later he directed the adventure film White Squall (1996), an adventure film starring Jeff Bridges that focuses on the journey of a group of young people and their captain aboard a school ship that is surprised by a great storm in half of the Pacific. In his next work he agreed to direct the production of Demi Moore G.I. Jane (1997), where she herself became the first woman to join the factions of the SEAL group of the U.S. Navy. One of the highest peaks of his career came after directing Gladiator (2000), the "Romans" movie that featured the performances of Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix and received an impressive 12 nominations for the Oscar. Finally he won five Oscars, among them the best film, although Ridley did not get the statuette for the best director. The following year, Ridley ventured to explore the dark world of the mind of Hannibal Lecter, to release Hannibal (2001), the sequel to "Silence of the Lambs" (1991). In this opportunity, Anthony Hopkins resumed the role of Lecter, while Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman accompanied him. That same year he also released Black Hawk Down (2001), starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom, the film focuses on conflict in Somalia and tells the survival of soldiers in a war zone after crashing a helicopter in which they were traveling. Two years later he directed Matchstick Men (2003), a story of scammers starring Nicolas Cage. His next work was the epic film Kingdon of Heaven (2005), a film that narrated the bloody war of a group of Christians trying to defend Jerusalem from a Muslim invasion. The following year he released A Good Year (2006), a romantic comedy starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard. The following year he returned to work with Russell Crowe in American Gangster (2007), a gangster film that also worked Denzel Washington, Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino, Armand Assante and Cuba Gooding Jr., reaching two Oscar nominations and more than 260 millions of dollars in profits. A year later he directed the espionage thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe Body of Lies (2008), a film that narrates an intrigue of espionage in the fight against terrorism. After this title Russell Crowe again collaborated with Scott in the adventure film Robin Hood (2010). After this work, the British directed Prometheus (2012), the sounded prequel of Alien that counted on Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. He later directed The Counselor (2013), a film about drug trafficking that adapted a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Cormac McCarthy. The film was starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt, among others. After this film he directed the biblical film Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), a historical biopic starring Christian Bale that focuses on the figure of Moses and some of the events narrated in the "Exodus" and the Old Testament. The film focuses mainly on the epic and dangerous flight of 600,000 Hebrew slaves and their journey through the Sinai desert. The following year he directed The Martian (2015), a science fiction and survival film starring Matt Damon and based on the homonymous novel by Andy Wei. Two years later he returned to the universe of "Alien" to direct Alien: Covenant (2017), considered a sequel to the aforementioned "Prometheus" (2012), starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, and Noomi Rapace, among others.
WHAT'S THE STORY? In ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, the grandson of tycoon J. Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer), teenage Paul Getty (Charlie Plummer), is kidnapped from the streets of Rome in 1973. The kidnappers demand $17 million in ransom, but Paul's divorced mother, Gail (Michelle Williams), doesn't have it. She appeals to the elder Getty, who refuses to pay anything. Instead, he spouts ideologies about how to be rich and making good investments to avoid the taxman. But he loves his grandson, so he puts his top security man, Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg), on the case. At first, Chase determines that Paul might have had himself kidnapped on purpose to try to trick the old man, but then they learn that he's indeed in danger. Getty finally agrees to put up the highest amount of ransom he can that's still tax deductible, but it's not enough. So Gail gets desperate and comes up with a reckless plan to save her son.
MOVIE INFO Rating: R (for language, some violence, disturbing images and brief drug content) Genre: Drama, Mystery & Suspense Directed By: Ridley Scott Written By: David Scarpa In theaters: December 25, 2017 Runtime: 132 minutes Music: Daniel Pemberton Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christopher Plummer, Michelle Williams, Timothy Hutton, Romain Duris, Charlie Shotwell, Charlie Plummer, Andrea Piedimonte, Marco Leonardi, Roy McCrerey, Kit Cranston
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