All the Money in the World [Blu-ray]

This movie is a fictionalized account of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. The film focuses on the relationship between JP Getty and his daughter in law Gail. It's very slow moving and Mark Wahlberg's character seems totally irrelevant. The ending is complete fiction. For a better portrayal of Getty and the kidnapping I would recommend the FX series "Trust" In which Donald Sutherland portrays Getty in a much more in depth and believable portrait.

beautifully done film. Christopher plummer brings his usual magic and becomes a character to watch. I am beginning to think michelle Williams can do anything. Charlie plummer is a young actor that can go far with his acting. romain duris, if you haven't seen him before, is fantastic. there are no 'lesser' character actors here, but only great ones. to think because of the kevin spacey problem this film had to be recast and reshot and have come up with such a riveting film.....an extremely well-done thriller....we only have ridley scott to dare and do it and he did it magnificently. this is watchable and re-watchable. enjoy.

This movie was okay, which was nice because I accidentally purchased it while asleep on my FireTV remote. Mark Wahlberg will always be Marky Mark but I wouldn't shun him if he tried to rescue me. The story was mind-blowing and shows truth is stranger than fiction. I'd say rent it, watch it once, and then move on, sister!

All the Money in the World is about the 1973 kidnapping in Italy of the Euro trash grandson of J Paul Getty, who at that time was the richest man in the world. I remember this incident and this movie captures this sensational incident superbly. It also shows that indeed, all the money in the world can't ensure happiness and others being kind to you.Veteran actor Christopher Plummer does an outstanding job of portraying J Paul Getty. It's amazing how he does it. Even his lines are perfect. You watch this movie waiting for Christopher Plummer to reappear again.One side reason for awaiting Christopher Plummer's next scene is because at least he bathed. In complete contrast to his clean, groomed, behaved self, the movie perfectly captures how dirty, disheveled, and violent the kidnappers were. This movie makes you yearn to get back to the clean, groomed, world of J Paul Getty. But the movie does an excellent job of showing the one thing J Paul Getty and the kidnappers had in common... they both were obsessed with money. And the movie shows you what happens when money's that important to you.The movie has great camera work, with exact, well-textured scenes of opulent wealth, grimy urban streets and lush Italian countrysides. All the actors are very good to outstanding.The only reason I give this movie 4 stars is because it plays with the truth a bit too much to my liking. In real life, the kidnapped Paul Getty was not a likable kid. In real life, his father was not a whacked out mess completely removed from trying to get his son back. In real life, the kidnapped Getty's Mom wasn't as involved in trying to get her son back as this movie portrays. In real life, billionaire J Paul Getty didn't have the kidnapped boy's mother oversee all of Getty's billions until his minor grandchildren all grew up. And the movie disregards billionaire Getty's earlier statement that he had 14 grandchildren by his various children. What about them? What about their parent's roles in managing all that money after the old man dies? The movie blows them off with a very dubious ending where a single person is asked to run it all. And only on behalf of her kids. That definitely wasn't plausible.But any 5 star rating of this movie is correct too. It really is that good. It makes you keep watching.

Few complaints I have about this movie: Mark Wahlberg's part was just flat and dull especially in contrast to Michelle Williams who really studied her part by using a midwestern accent and even posture. Her acting in this film is reminiscent of My Week with Marilyn.The scenes were very jumpy and shot dark especially when in Getty's house. The storyline seemed very scattered.Like most high budget movies of today, it seems like the goal here was to appeal to a Global audience by including scenes shot in Italy and the Middle East in addition to Getty's mansion.I was truly disgusted by the one scene where the mafia is torturing the little boy. Won't go into more spoiler alerts than that except to say it was unnecessarily graphic.The cohesion of the film just seemed inconsistent. What were they trying to achieve? An action film?Ridley Scott tends to do more action fare so I guess that is why the movie went in that direction. I just am very much a fan of Getty having visited his gorgeous museum in the hills of Malibu and this was just a let down.Recently, I reviewed Ridley Scott's direction of Pillars of the Earth and gave it excellent feedback. It's amazing how one director can vary so much from film to film.Also interesting to note is scenes were reshot as someone else mentioned because Kevin Spacey stepped down from the role in light of scandal. Christopher Plummer did a great job as Getty. I don't think Spacey would have been the best choice for the role.

Not Scott's finest ever film of course, but very well done and revealing in both its picture of old man Getty and in how his meaness tore apart his family. Hda Getty paid the ransom prior to months of refusing, then negotiating, treating it like a business deal, his grandson would not have had to live with his terible ipost kidnap injuries and not had a much shorter life than he wouldhave otherwise.And even the full ransom would have been a drop in the Ocean for mean mr Getty...

I can remember the events that this film covers and it is a faithful telling nf of the story. All of the cast are excellent but the stand out performance is that of Christopher Plummer, taking over the role of Getty from Kevin Spacey, I can't visualise anyone else playing the part now and he deserves all of the accolades given to him. This is a really enjoyable film.

An excellent telling of the story of Jean Paul Getty the third's kidnapping.Good performances all round and great script and cinematography, such a shame that it will only be remembered as being the film Kevin Spacey was cut out of and replaced by Christopher Plummer.Still, well worth watching.

A perfect cinematic recreation of both one of the most famous kidnappings of all time and an entire time period. Great casting, cinematography and direction. In short, another masterpiece form Ridley Scott and a great Blu Ray!

A decent movie based on fact but lacking that essential spark that was needed to really bring it to life. Great performance from Christopher Plummer (taking over from Kevin Spacey) but poor Mark Wahlberg isn't given enough to do, and he's such a fine actor. Still worth a watch.