The Deal (2004)
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21% of critics liked it
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22% of users liked it
(323 ratings)
Money and power bring major corruption to the world's energy marketplace in this taut political drama. After a long war between the United States and a coalition of Middle Eastern nations leads to a gap in the flow of multinational oil trading, the price of gasoline in America shoots past six… More Money and power bring major corruption to the world's energy marketplace in this taut political drama. After a long war between the United States and a coalition of Middle Eastern nations leads to a gap in the flow of multinational oil trading, the price of gasoline in America shoots past six dollars a gallon and both the energy industry and the stock market are walking on thin ice. In the midst of this instability, Tom Hansen (Christian Slater), a leading advisor at of one Wall Street's top firms, is looking to hire new talent to help with his latest client, Condor Oil and Gas. Condor's CEO, Jared Tolson (Robert Loggia) used to employ Tom's best friend until the younger man died in a mysterious accident, and Tom is eager to do what he can for Jared. Tom hires Abbey Gallagher (Selma Blair) to assist with the Condor account; Abbey is a passionate environmental activist who is wary of associating herself with a major energy firm, but her mentor Prof. Roseman (John Heard) persuades her she can be an advocate for green concerns on the inside. As Tom and Abbey spend more time together, they become romantically drawn to one another, but Tom's love for her puts Abbey in great danger when she finds out what he knows about illegal oil trading operations and money laundering schemes that link Condor with the Russian Mafia. The Deal also stars Colm Feore, Angie Harmon, and Françoise Yip. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harvey Kahn
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 17, 2005 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 16, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
There's too much of that inside-baseball talk, and too many ridiculous plot turns that require intelligent people to make really stupid decisions, just so the suspense can be sustained.
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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Epstein and Kahn might have been better off leaving the assassinations, kidnappings and cliffhangers to Grisham and made a simpler, more realistic movie about a desperate young banker juggling deals and trying to stay afloat.
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Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Far from the real deal when it comes to even a modicum of plausibility on a politically hot topic.
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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Seldom entertaining.
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Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
The Deal clearly aims at being a roman-a-clef. Instead it's more of a roman-a-clumsy.
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Cast
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Christian Slater
as Tom Hansen
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Selma Blair
as Abbey Gallagher
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John Heard
as Professor Roseman
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Angie Harmon
as Anna
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Kevin Tighe
as John Cortland
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Francoise Yip
as Janice
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Jim Thorburn
as Shane
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Colm Feore
as Hank
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Robert Loggia
as Jared Tolson
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Philip Granger
as Jerome
- Paul McGillion
