Solid and somewhat imaginative telling of the kidnapping of 16 year-old Paul Getty in Rome in 1973. It’s the downside of having a grandfather, John Paul Getty, who was the richest man in the world. He was also one of the tightest and refused to pay the $17 million ransom.
Director Ridley Scott famously reshot scenes featuring the old man, replacing shamed Kevin Spacey with a superb Christopher Plummer. His cold intransigence leaves Michelle Williams as Paul’s desperate mother just that – constantly on the edge of desperation and frustration.
Scott certainly takes liberties in the telling of the story and its entertaining enough. But bottom line, as a whole its quite a minor achievement.
Nominated for 1 Oscar in 2018 (supporting actor – Christopher Plummer).
Rating: 56%
Director: Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien)
Writer: David Scarpa (The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Last Castle) – based on the book by John Pearson
Main cast: Christopher Plummer (Beginners, A Beautiful Mind), Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, Manchester by the Sea), Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete, King Jack)
*Kevin Spacey was famously ‘digitised’ out of Plummer’s role after final shooting*
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