The Informant!

The Times“Damon is tremendous as Mark Whitacre...” director Stephen Soderbergh and its star Matt Damon have crafted a skittish caper movie, a pyrotechnical display of colourful lies that unravel to a giddy retro score...

The Telegraph“it’s undoubtedly second-tier Soderbergh...” Soderbergh, meticulous and cerebral as always, incorporates many elements - Whitacre’s unreliable voiceover, the film’s bleached, over-exposed colours, Marvin Hamlisch’s relentless score that recalls an over-jaunty daytime quiz show...

The Independent“pity and contempt don't translate into laughs...” The problem with The Informant!, aside from that overcoaxing exclamation mark, is that it's not especially funny.

Little White Lies“this is one of the most enjoyable films in months...” Soderbergh keeps things light-hearted even when the narrative turns dark in the film’s final third, playing up the comedy with some well-observed period touches and a jaunty score from Marvin Hamlisch...

Guardian“So mannered and self-satisfied that the fun is not infectious...” Fair enough if Soderbergh felt so bored by the conventions of the corporate thriller that he set out to subvert them. It is simply that the act of subversion seems to bore him too, and the result is a broad and shallow case study...

Channel4 Film“a film to remind us that white-collar crime has been going on for years...” Powered by a convincing Matt Damon, The Informant! is a quick-on-its feet comedy that never outstays its welcome. If it has a problem, it's that it's neither funny enough nor emotionally resonant to make a truly lasting impact...

Time Out film“The myriad subtextual delights of Soderbergh’s timely latest...” This ambiguity of intention is largely (and successfully) transmitted via Damon’s supremely nuanced central performance (possibly a career best), which manages to plumb the depths of narcissism, idiocy and, eventually, deep-seated psychosis...

Empire“A colourful, wry style...” It sets out to be less pompous than similar films, which inevitably means it feels less substantial. While amusing rather than hilarious, it ought to establish Matt Damon as a star character actor...

Total Film “Damon is on brilliantly bumbling form...” But as you’d expect from a film! that feels the need to punctuate! its comedy credentials!, The Informant!’s humour skirts close to arch self-amusement. Often it feels like Soderbergh’s laughing harder than the rest of us...

Variety“Damon is in very sharp form in his fifth film with Soderbergh...” The wacky little brother of "Erin Brockovich," "The Informant!" goofs around lightheartedly while still doing some justice to the true-life story of a zealous but wildly delusional corporate whistle-blower...