"World events all revolve around five things: M-O-N-E-Y."
It's instructive to note what a killer actor Richard Gere can be when a movie rises to his level. Arbitrage is such a movie, a sinfully entertaining look at the sins committed in the name of money. Richard Gere as Robert Miller is very convincing as a sophisticated , wealthy man who loves his work , loves his wife, daughter, son and of course his own girlfriend Julie. Arbitrage reminds of Disclosure, in that the intensity of it doesn't come from action but from the escalating drama, the talented actors and the plot. You don't know whether to hate Robert Miller or feel sorry for him, because even though he's doing bad things he doesn't have bad intentions. And Richard Gere pulls it off without a hitch, his first major role in years.
