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- 2018
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
- 2018
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
Summary A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.
Directed By: James Cox
Written By: Captain Mauzner
- 2018
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
- 2018
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
Billionaire Boys Club
30
5.3
Where to Watch
Summary A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.
Directed By: James Cox
Written By: Captain Mauzner
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
30
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
60% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
30
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
60% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
As Hunt’s life unravels, so does the movie, though the story maintains a certain baseline of interest just by virtue of being sordid.
It’s intermittently engaging as a B-movie, but so often strives for something more that it never finds a satisfying tone.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
5.3
29% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
48% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
24% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
5.3
29% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
48% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
24% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
This gets a 7 more form the source material being compelling, rather than the writing or directing. Also a very good cast who mostly do OK with each role, just a matter of mediocre, sortof trite by the book directing and writing that never really examines any of the characters with much depth like better quality films would. It is however..such an interesting true story, with a very good cast that it makes it watchable, although a mediocre film artistically. I was entertained as someone who did not know anything about the story, so if you enjoy films about that genre you may enjoy it, just don't expect too much.
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I haven't seen the TV movie, of 1987, depicting this true story, but in this latest film the characters, as portrayed were almost all so unlikable that I couldn't summon up even the slightest empathy or compassion for any of them. For me, this was just a trek into greed and foolishness on both sides of the Ponzi scheme (pre Bernie Madoff), and it all added up to a movie that was not enjoyable.
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Cox’s film plays like a pureed mash-up of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Social Network” and last month’s indie heist film “American Animals” — without the richness or texture of any of those films.
It's a derivative bore, all popped collars, douchey bros and hand-me-down psychology, that gets its characters up to their necks in borrowed money just long enough to have it really hurt when the accounts run dry.
There are no billionaires here, just a lot of testosterone where the movie’s brains ought to be.
(Mauro Lanari)
Anachronisms aside (Facebook and Google mentioned in a film set in the 1980s), it's a biopic that swaps Jordan Belfort with Joe Hunt for a YA audience. Never felt the need for the former, even less for this one.
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Billionaire Boys Club reminds me of the Fantastic Four reboot, where it doesn't start too badly, is interesting and then takes a weird left turn and becomes a mess of a film.
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I know there's already a 1987's version and the film is inspired by a real case but it's incredibly evident where the style and focus of this film comes from and it's bad, boring and bad.
Taron Egerton leaves a better impression than Ansel Elgort, who definitely still needs a lot to be a convincing protagonist, while Kevin Spacey is at his minimun, the rest was just morbid attention.
You can totally skipp this one.
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Production Company
Armory Films,
Oriah Entertainment,
Elevated Films (II),
Premiere Picture,
The Fyzz Facility,
Tibet Born Pictures Limited,
Vantage Entertainment,
Zeal Media
Release Date Aug 17, 2018
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating R
Tagline Young, Cunning and Deadly
Website
http://bbc-movie.jp/
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
