Given the cast, I came to this movie with great expectations. The subject of the film is also timeless (individual dignity vs. corporate greed), so the movie *could* have been great. But it's not, because of the plot.
The drama in the story hinges on a the CEO of a corporation that spans many industries losing sleep over the guy doing ads for... cereal? Seriously? And what is the big scandal, a horse being given steroids? How exactly is that breaking news?!? As a result, the character of the journalist going full-out to get the story is forced and unnatural. Jane Fonda's acting couldn't rescue her character from the ridiculousness of the situation.
Because the plot failed to pass the believability test, the movie fell apart for me. I ended up viewing the movie with a very cynical eye. Police car chase, check. Boy meets girl, check. Cheap. And a waste of good acting.
The drama in the story hinges on a the CEO of a corporation that spans many industries losing sleep over the guy doing ads for... cereal? Seriously? And what is the big scandal, a horse being given steroids? How exactly is that breaking news?!? As a result, the character of the journalist going full-out to get the story is forced and unnatural. Jane Fonda's acting couldn't rescue her character from the ridiculousness of the situation.
Because the plot failed to pass the believability test, the movie fell apart for me. I ended up viewing the movie with a very cynical eye. Police car chase, check. Boy meets girl, check. Cheap. And a waste of good acting.