The International (DVD, 2009)

This is a story of intrige, suspense and an action thriller. Interpol agent
Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and New York asst. district attorney Eleanor
Whitman (Naomi Watts) team up to expose a global financial institutions
money laundering, arms dealing and other illegal rackets. As the pair race
from New York to Milan and beyond to pursue their case, they soon discover
that the ruthless bank will stop at nothing to continue its profitable
activities (probably like some banks these days). The fact that Louis s
father was killed while working for the bank he is investigating makes for
a personal point, and he goes undercover to work inside the bank and rapidly
rises to a high position during his investigation-although the bank is
secretly promoteing him so he can take a fall-similiar to what happened to
his father. Good movie, will fill an evening with some fast paced entertainment. Best for people that enjoy business activity or appreciate
the inner working of Wall Street and international banking (if you liked
"WALL STREET" you will probably like this one also).

In the movie "The International", Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) fight to bring to justice a very powerful bank. It seems as though they are fighting against all agencies included their own to bring down the bank. The bank is financing terrorist organization and war to collect on the debt. Louis and Eleanor are in a deadly cat and mouse game with the bank.

This movie was extremely boring in my opinion. I fell asleep literally 3 times and it took me almost 4 days to finish it. It seems as though I have seen this movie a hundred times, it is just terribly unoriginal. There was absolutely no character development and the story line was difficult to follow. The ending makes it even worse, it is very confusing will have most asking "So what happened".

Of course this is just my personal opinion and I give it about a 6/10.

By reading the info on this Movie I was impressed and purchased it for a good price. After rec. and viewing Movie I was completely disappointed and it took lots of effort to watch it entirely. Bad acting, slow and the story was awful..

Pros: NONE

Cons:
1) Boring
2) Loud and annoying background piano music
3) NO DRAMA OR "REAL" ACTION
4) Storyline sucks

Not too great, not too bad. Pretty average movie, a little boring.. It tries too hard and falls a little flat.

This is a very solid, well acted, well shot and edited story. Plus, the soundtrack is excellent. The story flows nicely and this is a film you can watch again and enjoy. Interestingly, there is one 'deleted' scene, 10 minutes in length. On DVD you can stop, watch this scene and return to the movie version. This scene should have been included in the theatrical release because it fills out a lot of character study issues which are otherwise absent.

The International, a decent thriller that should have been dazzling, is nothing if not topical. And sexy, too, thanks to the star presence of intrepid Clive Owen as Louis Salinger, an Interpol agent who teams up with Naomi Watts as Manhattan assistant district attorney Eleanor Whitman, to track down bank skulduggery that doesn't stop at murder. IBBC, the Luxembourg bank at the center of the movie, resembles the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, a Pakistan operation that conducted a reign of terror for three decades until 1991. But citing historical precedent is hardly necessary now when banking misdeeds are front and center in all our lives.

Great movies, well directedeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I don't think that Clive Owen can give a bad performance.The story was not a 100%, but when an actor like Owen is on it, it becomes excellent. Bernardo609

I thought the movie was a little long and maybe over done in the shootout, but all in all an exciting and clever plot. Left a number of issues to the watcher's imagination, sometimes confusing.

This good movie has you on the edge of your seat the entire time. If you like Bond movies, you'll like this one. Definitely a winner!