All the Money in the World

ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (15)

D: Ridley Scott

Tristar/Imperative/Scott Free (Chris Clark, Quentin Curtis, Dan Friedkin, Mark Huffam, Ridley Scott, Bradley Thomas & Kevin J. Walsh)

USA/UK 🇺🇸🇬🇧 2017

133 mins

Crime/Thriller

W: David Scarpa [based on the book "Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty" by John Pearson]

DP: Dariusz Wolski

Ed: Claire Simpson

Mus: Daniel Pemberton

PD: Arthur Max

Michelle Williams (Gail Harris), Christopher Plummer (John Paul Getty), Mark Wahlberg (Fletcher Chase), Charlie Plummer (John Paul "Paolo" Getty III), Romain Duris (Cinquanta), Timothy Hutton (Oswald Hinge)

All The Money In The World was the subject of much publicity following a celebrity scandal involving Kevin Spacey, the original performer of the John Paul Getty role. 

Hasty reshoots a month before the scheduled release put Christopher Plummer in the part, and the film met its anticipated premiere date.

Inspired by true events, this crime thriller focuses on the abduction of Paolo Getty, grandson of John Paul Getty, the world's richest man.

Holding him to ransom for $17 million, the belligerent billionaire refuses to part with any of his vast fortune and instead requests one of his negotiators to handle things as the boy's helpless mother (Michelle Williams) panics over her son's wellbeing.

From a filmmaking standpoint, Ridley Scott deserves a lot of credit for the seamless way he reshot this movie with a different actor, and Christopher Plummer really is excellent with his approach to the character.

The final moments of the film do become diluted in that special Hollywood stuff which makes it a bit hard to swallow, especially since the build up seems very close to the truth, but even the Hollywood gloss doesn't ruin what is a very good movie, although I can't help but wonder how the film would have turned out if the scenes with Kevin Spacey were included.

7/10