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Conspiracy thrillers are clearly a natural source of drama, with "The Insider" (in which Russell Crowe, egged on by Al Pacino, blew the whistle on the tobacco industry) providing the last meaty example. What is surprising is that Peter Howitt, the actor from Bread who turned director with "Sliding Doors", should have been given the gig.
And yet he does, for the most part, shine, slotting in the complications of a plot that stokes the drama. Ryan Phillippe plays Milo, a young, super-bright techno-whizz who - along with his chums - is developing the technology of digital convergence. He is soon scooped up by software billionaire Gary Winston (Tim Robbins), who - surprise surprise - is zealous in his pursuit of the same professional goal and so offers Milo a job. Is Milo now working for Gary only because of his immense brain, or has he become Gary's latest, innocent puppet?
It is so easy in a film of this ilk to include way too much plot so that events become overcooked or ludicrous (and that's exactly what happens here, with the film pushing its idealism too brazenly in the dying minutes), but for much of its life "AntiTrust" relies on unhysterical thrills that are rooted in a highly credible set-up (a psychological cat-and-mouse game) and keep the audience guessing along with Milo. As it becomes a race-against-time thriller to boot, the picture sports twists and turns which are niftily negotiated by both Phillippe, who is only required to be determined and anxious, while Robbins - with little to do - spends much of the time looking deceptively Bill Gates-like, complete with serious spectacles and schoolboy hair.
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