“The Damned United”
*** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Brian Clough led the underdog of Derby County to British football glory, and then took the manager’s job at its hated archrival, Leeds United, and informed the players they were hooligans. That we haven’t heard of Clough in this country is no reason not to see “The Damned United,” the story of a man and the nature of professional sports. R. 1 hour, 38 minutes. Roger Ebert
“The Informant!”
*** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
A smart, silly corporate-crime comedy. It’s an absurd but true story. Matt Damon plays Mark Whitacre who was a star executive at agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland who tattled on the company’s vast international price-fixing scheme. He smuggled a wire into hundreds of meetings in the 1990s, securing the kind of direct evidence of white-collar conspiracy that prosecutors dream about. R. 1 hour, 48 minutes. Colin Covert, Star Tribune (Minneapolis
“Everybody’s Fine”
** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
Robert De Niro as Frank, a blue-collar retiree in upstate New York. A recent widower, Frank is looking forward to having his four children home for a reunion. One by one they cancel. Despite health problems, Frank decides to hit the road. He’ll pay surprise visits to his offspring, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell. PG-13. 1 hour, 34 minutes. Robert W. Butler, McClatchy Newspapers
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