Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Frederick Smith About four years earlier, Gordon Gecko became the most hated man in America, the epitome of greed and corruption. Danny DeVito, that diminutive tyrant from Taxi, manages to give us a fresh perspective on the successful, honest Wall Street investment type. Lawrence lives well, a posh NYC townhouse, a valet/cook/chauffeur, and a corner office in his own firm on Wall Street. This is a side of DeVito unseen up to this film, and it shows you just how versatile he can be. He is the romantic leading man in this delightful study of human interaction, and he carries it off beautifully. Penelope Ann Miller, that ravishing redhead with the lithe body and delicate bone structure, plays the modern, independent woman who has battled her way to the top and knows how to play the game. She is forceful with just the right amount of submissiveness, prideful with just the right balance of humility, and classically beautiful in a very subtle, yet Venus de Milo way. Gregory Peck delivers a stunning performance as the aging, stubborn, factory manager who refuses to accept the advice of others, sort of a mortal Yoda with no ability to see into the future. Dean Jones departs from his ever bubbly Disney persona to deliver a serious role of the president of a company with an uncertain future. Piper Laurie, well, there is a very short list of desirable women in the world, but she is definitely on it. She comes across as the ever present cheerleader, the woman behind the man. Overall, the plot is fast paced and entertaining, with plenty of DeVito personality to make this one of the finest romantic comedies to ever hit the screen. Rated R for language and sex-related dialog, I hardly think the teens in your household will be offended or negatively impacted by this delightful film. Definitely a collectible for you connoisseurs of fine romantic comedy, and fans of DeVito.

mark-879-723660 It's been a few years since I saw Other People's Money, but I just watched Time Changer last night, and it brought this movie to mind. If you've seen both or read descriptions of both you might think they have nothing in common, but I think they share this: They are probably the two most "serious" movies I have ever seen, in the sense that both seriously present complex philosophical issues.Other People's Money has a plot and a story, of course. But at heart, it is a discussion about a serious social question: How should we as a society deal with changing technology and economic circumstances? The movie sets up two opposing characters: Gregory Peck's character takes the position that society must be compassionate. Just because a business is no longer efficient or is producing an obsolete product doesn't justify putting them out of business and putting all the employees out of work. At one point he makes a moving speech for giving people a chance to adapt and find solutions to get the company back on its feet. Danny DeVito's character says that real compassion is to get everybody out of a losing enterprise and working someplace that is actually productive. In my opinion, both sides are given a fair hearing in the movie. This is one of the few movies that fairly presents both sides of a controversial issue.From a dramatic, story-telling point of view, DeVito's character is great. MINOR SPOILER HERE: When we first see him he comes across as a crude, greedy jerk. But then gradually we see that this is just an act that he puts on. Watch especially for the scene in the Japanese restaurant: it sums up the paradoxes of his character.

jain_daugh Besides this being entertaining to watch De Vito and Penelope have fun dancing around a battle of the sexes all the while maintaining a serious business deal, this movie is very much UNDER rated as the morality play it is. Frank Capra couldn't have been better at creating the character Gregory Peck plays. And Danny DeVito was fabulous as someone you want to hate, but can't quite bring yourself to. His character is just too true to itself as a business man with a heart (for those that look beyond the initial image that his character has to get each time someone first meets this 'Wall Street giant'). This is a morality play that entertains too. In fact I consider this a 'litmus test' of how FREE market the attitude of a person viewing it is. De Vito's stockholders speech is something that should be taught in every economics and business class. The fact that it isn't and probably never will be is a reflection of why the U$A is fast sinking from its 1st class nation/economic status.

Petri Pelkonen Lawrence Garfield loves money.Soon Larry loves also a woman.That woman is Kate Sullivan.But if he wants to win her heart he has to become less obnoxious.Norman Jewison's Other People's Money (1991) tells a fine story.The little big man Danny DeVito is the best person to portray the lovable bad guy Larry the Liquidator.Penelope Ann Miller is a perfect player of the opposite sex.The late great Gregory Peck does a great job, as he always did.He plays the part of Andrew Jorgenson.Piper Laurie is awfully great as Bea Sullivan.Dean Jones does very good job as Bill Coles.This movie is full of well written scenes.Overall Other People's Money is a good comedy with some serious stuff.