I recommend this for anyone who is interested in Hong Kong and Asia like me. I'm headed there after getting a job transfer and a friend of mine recommended me to see this film. It starts off really well, starts to lag halfway through, and then really picks up 2/3's of the way. I work in finance and found this plot to be more complicated than other movies which I liked. If you are not in finance you'll still get it. Really enjoyed the writing and acting(overall, there were areas that weren't so good) from fresh faces as well as really liked seeing strong performances from recognizable actors.

After reading more about this film, I was surprised how they pulled it off for the budget. Looking forward to move to Asia!

Filled with enough cliches (finance culture seems to have the same frat-boy DNA the world over, bro) to be broken up and sold in pieces as junk material.

I read about this in NY Times Dealbook article because I follow Hedge Fund and M&A activity all the time. This is one of the first financial movies where I felt the financial plot was very intricate. The pieces were given at different stages while developing the characters and then it kicked into high gear during the 3rd act.

I don't want to reveal any more. This is a fun movie, with a good story. The movie has some good messages that I liked as well.

Could be slightly shortened and better edited. There were also some out of focus shots.

THe cinematography is strong, the soundtrack is good, and the acting is good. I liked seeing all the parts of Hong Kong. It's a lot cleaner than I expected!