"The Informant! – based on the true story of an American corporate whistle-blower with a fab talent for fabulation – is a very entertaining and densely layered comedy for grown-ups with attention spans," was SBS reviewer Lisa Nesselson's take on the first movie to be screened by the Magnetic Island Film Society for 2010, on Saturday night January 9 at the All Seasons resort on Mandalay Ave in Nelly Bay.

Nesselson continues, "Whitacre (main character) is bland as can be on the surface and a bubbling cauldron of pop culture speculation and brand-name fantasising inside. We are privy to his near-constant internal monologue, which is a subtitler's nightmare and a native-speaker-of-English's delight. Whitacre is the only air traffic controller with a handle on his flights of fancy. As viewers, we keep expecting his improvisatory flight path to collide with reality but he's a deluded daredevil of deceit in the lumpy body and unfortunate hairdo of a selfless do-gooder."

Film details:
Classification: M
Duration: 108 mins
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Lead actor: Matt Damon
Cast: Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey,
Producer: Howard Braunstein, Kurt Eichenwald, Jennifer Fox, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Jaffe
Screenplay: Scott Z. Burns, Kurt Eichenwald (book)
Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Language: English
Country: United States

Screening details:
Screening at the Endeavour Room, All Seasons (formerly Magnetic International Resort) Mandalay Ave Nelly Bay.

Refreshments at Macarthurs Restaurant & Bar

Screening 8 pm First Saturday of the Month

Please be early so we may start PROMPTLY at 8.00 pm

Admission: Adults $10.00 Conc. $8.00
Members Free

Annual membership $50.00 Conc. $40.00
Annual membership includes admission for one calendar year (11 screenings) & discount to the Film Festival. Half-yearly also available.