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Not just a crime, but a serious satire
Joanie 2022-03-20 09:01:28
It's a very good movie, and it's also a crime. It reminds me of the old movie "Hot Afternoon". I heard the editing is awesome, but it's not my liking. But the thoughts of the director and screenwriter are great, this is not an exaggeration, from the details everywhere, we can see a corrupt bureaucracy, the so-called public servant of the people, is just a lie that you know and I know, but we still believe it, in order to protect ourselves. Like The Emperor's New Clothes, we can blind ourselves in order to survive. In this film, whether it is the actor's environment or the mayor, it reminds us of recent events in our country, such as the handling of the fire in Jing'an District, Shanghai.
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Ryder: Now you understand commodities, don't you? You know, pork bellies, gold, light crude.
Walter Garber: Listen. No disrespect, but maybe I'm not the guy you should be talking to.
Ryder: Oh no, you are exactly the guy I wanna talk to. Now I want you to look at the ticker and I want you to tell me what is the going rate for a New York City hostage today. You think a million dollars is too much? I do. I think it's corny. Now get your calculator out. You got one?
Ryder: [Garber hesitates] Do you have a calculator?
Walter Garber: Yeah, we got one. I got one.
Ryder: Okay, good. Now add this up. You got $526,315.79. That's $526,315.79 Now times that by 19. What do you get?
Walter Garber: [looks at calculator] That's $10 million?
Ryder: What do you get?
Walter Garber: That comes out to $10 million plus 1 cent.
Ryder: Oh that is a deal. Now I want you to call the mayor and tell him the price. And then you tell him I want it in 100,000 $100 dollar bills. You got that?
Walter Garber: Okay I got that. What about the 1 cent?
Ryder: Well you keep that 1 cent. It's your broker fee.
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Ryder: Put Garber on the line!
Camonetti: To be honest, Mr. Garber has gone home.
Ryder: Put Garber on the fucking line or I'll kill the motorman!
Camonetti: I guarantee you, Mr. Ryder, that I am the best person for you to be talking to right now. Just give me a moment and I'll explain why.
Ryder: [to Jerry] You were always going to be the first one to go.
[shoots Jerry several times]
Ryder: Mr. Camonetti, you have 60 fucking seconds before I kill another, okay?