People don't like being lied to, but the movie is not that bad. The large amount of initial fake up voting has come back to hit this one in the head, reaping a harvest of dissatisfied low voters. That being said, the film is very watchable with a level of political correctness and snowflake character insertions, not too difficult to overcome. Like most this is by no means great, but then quoting other critics is not a review. There's a lot of that going on here by those who have nothing to say.

The only ones raging against that are the millenials and snowflakes who probably feel misrepresented by some of the characters who are them. Liev Schreiber is not Ray Donovan here, and no one should expect him to be; Marisa Tomei plays her part just fine, as does Peter Sarsgaard who has always been very consistent in my view. There's seems to be a growing mob of millenials who've discovered this site in recent years, whose depth and knowledge of cinema is almost non-existent. They know how they feel and sometimes even what they want, but not much else.

Both the film and the characters in it are fractured, portraying people who are broken self absorbed and a bit lost. Not in some deep meaningful way, but in the shallow selfish amoral way that our society has become. The series Succession and recently Mare of Easttown, are very much that same way. Where people lack both identity and loyalty as well as the sense of community that used to undergird most of society. Much of the dialog is that of the insider where you are expected to know, so you'll have to pay attention to find meaning. The Counselor was misunderstood and disliked for the same reasons.

Cold distant detached people living for themselves in their own little wreckage of something that used to be made up of caring and giving with just a little bit of respect. Crash was like that, so was Heat, just earlier versions. Though this is not as good as either of those films, especially Heat. The problem a lot of youngster reviewers have with it is that it does not resolve anything, it just shows you the problems but it does not answer. Only God can do that, but no one wants to hear it. It's worth watching for what it is, and I would watch it again.

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"Human Capital" (2019 release; 95 min.) brings the story of Drew Hagel and his family. As the movie opens, a guy finises his shift in catering and bikes home. It's dark and raining, and a Jeep injures him gravely in a hit-and-run accident... We then get to know Drew and his family. Drew is dropping his daughter Shannon, a HS senior, off at the mansion, which is the property of Shannon's boyfriend's parents, the dad of which shrewdly running a hedge fund. After exerting some pressure,. the guy agrees to let Drew invest in the hedge fund, despite Drew not really being qualified to do so... At this point we are 10 min. into the film but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.

Couple of comments: first, this is the latest film from Marc Meyers ("My Friend Dahmer"). Here he remakes the 2014 Italian movie "Human Capital", itself an adaptation of the US book. I've not seen the Italian film or read the underlying book, and hence cannot make any comments how this US remake stacks up against these. Second, this film is super plot-heavy so unfortunately I can only comment in the vaguest of ways so as not to spoil anything. All I will say is that the film uses an interesting way to advance the plot, namely revisiting the same facts from different perspectives (Drew's, Shannon's, etc.), which ultimately reveals all. The film benefits immensely from its lead performances: Liev Schreiber (as Drew), Peter Sarsgaard (as the hedge fund guy), Marisa Tomei (as the wife of the hedge fund guy) and last, but certainly not least, Maya Hawke (daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman) as Shannon. Surely we have not seen the last of her...

"Human Capital" premiered at last Fall's Toronto International Film Festival to positive buzz and was picked up for a US theater release. Then of course the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, so the film eventually was released on various streaming platforms. The film recently opened at my local art-house theater here in Cincinnati, in full compliance with all CDC guidelines and local and state-issued mandates. The particular screen where it played made about 18 seats available (in a 120 seat theater). The Sunday early evening where I saw this at was attended so-so (4 people in total including myself). If you are interested in an interesting take on the human condition, I'd readily suggest you check this out, be it in the theater (if you can), on VOD, or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, and draw your own conclusion.

The film opens with a hit and run on a bicycle and for the rest of the film, we try to figure out the driver of the vehicle through a series of flashbacks and repeated scenes. Reminded me of "Monty Python's Holt Grail." Drew (Liev Schreiber) mortgages his life and fudges on some paperwork to invest in a hedge fund operated by the father of her daughter's boyfriend. The fund tanks. Meanwhile, all kinds of things happen that lead up to the bicycle hit and run. I didn't see any lights or reflectors on the bike. I found the story boring.

Guide: F-word. Sex? No nudity.