The film, although it claims to be something comedic and satirical, is shot on a rather serious topic, which the author drew from reality after hearing about such a scam.
The main character of the film Marla (Rosamund Pike), whose life goal is to get rich at all costs, found such a bottomless source of wealth as non-poor old people,
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The film, although it claims to be something comedic and satirical, is shot on a rather serious topic, which the author drew from reality after hearing about such a scam. The main character of the film Marla (Rosamund Pike), whose life goal is to get rich at all costs, found such a bottomless source of wealth as non-poor old people, whom she, on the tip of a friend, working as a doctor, through the court determines as people in need of constant care, and places in various luxury shelters, maintenance in which is expensive, and herself, being their guardian, appointed by the court, sells all their property, including real estate. Considering that the stupid judge believes all her stories, everything goes as usual, as long as she does not get into the story with an elderly woman, quite wealthy, listed on all documents alone, whom she also quickly processed, but then she began to have trouble. It turned out, and it turned out not immediately, that she is not alone at all, and she has a son – a Russian mobster (played by Peter Dinklage). Here begins a somewhat amazing story, similar to a fairy tale. Of course, she behaves as she is accustomed to – brazenly and self-confidently, disentangling herself from all the vicissitudes in which she falls, sometimes in a very implausible way. But no matter how much the rope is curled... So at the peak of her success, which she achieves with the help of the same Russian mafioso, retribution overtakes her. It should be noted that there is not a single positive character in the film among those whose actions we observe, although sometimes it seems that some authors are trying to make us feel sympathy, but I did not experience it, to be honest. The actors, of course, are not bad, in particular Rosamund Pike received a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, but only that. It’s a good thing that Russian mafiosi were not forced to speak Russian in this film.
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