This is by far the most baffling movie I have seen, cinematographically speaking. I didn't expect to see footage shot by an off-the shelf high-end camera. It has the same feeling as the footage in the 9/11 Documentary series, One Day in America. (Not to compare the events to this, just the way it feels as shot.) At first this made it feel really cheap and I kept wondering why on earth they would make the decision to do this. Bernard Rose is a pretty known name in the industry. But then it becomes clear, how people react to Ivan Beckman's death. Nobody seems to care, only their career comes first. Knowing that, it makes absolute sense to not shoot this like a Hollywood film, because the death of an agent does not stir Hollywood. So why would you spend money on making them look like a movie star? This decision gives the movie a very realistic vibe. Seeing the camera and microphones in certain shots, gives it this unscripted reality TV-feeling. But the actors are acting, they don't see this happening. Which, paradoxically, gives it an immense feeling of verisimilitude. It gave me the feeling that I'm diving into the life of these real people. That, combined with excellent acting by Danny Huston, made me almost forget I was watching a movie. It surprised me positively in the end, even though I was really baffled by it at the start.

I think this movie had a budget of about £3