The biggest problem that this film had to overcome is that movies about white collar corruption are hard to do well. The movie spent the time laying necessary ground work, which made it tough to watch at times. The movie's strength is in pitting Theo James' character's naive optimism and Ben Kingsley's Machiavellian ethics. I down-rated this movie because I felt like Ben Kingsley acted as if he were being paid by the F-bomb. The movie reinforced my belief that the UN is an organization that is hopelessly corrupt and weak - even though it was founded on high ideals.
Review of Backstabbing for Beginners
