Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer 2016 123movies

Watch: Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer 2016 123movies, Full Movie Online – Norman Oppenheimer is the President of New York based Oppenheimer Strategies. His word-of-mouth business is consulting work largely in American-Israeli business and politics, that focus due to being Jewish. Most of that work is as a fixer: doing work that others don’t want to do and with which they don’t want to be officially associated. In reality, Norman is a shyster, and not a very good one at that. His office is comprised of his cell phone and whatever is stuffed in his satchel which is usually slung over his shoulder as he wanders the streets. What he promises is making connections, setting up a meeting between his guy and the other guy. Generally, “his guy” is non-existent, he dropping names of people he usually doesn’t know to make connections. A usual tactic he uses is to say that his deceased wife was personally connected to so-and-so, such as being a babysitter, those stories always untrue. All he needs is for one of the people that he approaches to believe a story to build that network. Not so much a story, but an act of kindness with that ulterior motive does eventually pan out as the connection of which he could have only dreamed. He is able to build off that connection to become the toast of the town, a status upon which he tries to parlay into being an even bigger fish in the pond. But the greater his exposure, the greater the potential scrutiny about him as a person, which could bring his fragile network come crumbling down around him..
Plot: A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.
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Ratings:

	6.1/10 Votes: 6,253
	87% | RottenTomatoes
	75/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 163 Popularity: 11.11 | TMDB

Reviews:

No Translation of the Hebrew on HBO
Probably best – so many irritating aspects to this film – the lack of translation was the icing on the cake….. Not a decent character to be found in the entire film.

A Picture Doomed to Be Misunderstood and Therefore Underappreciated
This is my first time posting a review, but I felt that this picture in particular needs the introduction that I can give to it:

When initially asked if I would recommend this film I responded, “Ah, recommend? … I don’t think so.” In retrospect, I think that it can be appreciated, provided that one understands the viewpoint of its Israeli writer/director.

I’ll digress briefly to address the elephant in the room: Richard Gere. I was initially offended that he was allowed to (and that he had the gall to) play a Jew, but he was actually very good in the role. Without chewing the scenery, he showed that he’s a talented actor who can “just go into character,” and for him “less is more.”

Now, there are two main points I think every viewer needs to know: First, it’s a very Israeli movie (and that’s what it is); you either know what that means or you simply do not. And, secondly, Israelis are looking for “the message” or “the lesson” of the film, which isn’t clear, and most complain that “it has no plot.” Non-Israelis, on the other hand, are left asking themselves if there are gaping holes in the film that are just not filled in, and thus find it “very confusing” or “totally unrealistic.” I, however, understand what the director is going for. He’s seeing Israeli politics through the eyes of 90% of Israelis (who all want pretty much the same thing: “to part with the Arabs”). Through that lens, he presents the image of an ideal Israeli political candidate who’s actually capable of making a difference (i.e. “peace”), and when the wheels start moving to oust him, as they do in Israel with any successful politician, our attention is focused on the internal conflict of his “Diaspora Jewish businessman” vis-à-vis whether he can be altruistic enough, or just desperate enough, to realize the greater picture and appreciate the sincere relationship he has with this great scion, and perhaps to be ready to give up the short-lived glory he can finally reap from these events and even to fall on his own sword for the sake of the greater good.

Once I realised what it was, I sat back with no vested interest in the outcome and just enjoyed it like a foibled fairytale (or a story submitted by a child) portrayed onscreen by an A-list cast.

Without actively recommending it, I’m just telling the public what it is. A fourth-to-sixth grader’s story (including that child’s perception of reality and wishful thinking) presented by an A-list cast … in which, if any of it were to happen then this is actually how it would play out. When you accept that this is the case, that you’re missing nothing and that this is how Middle East politics actually plays out on the ground (that’s right, you’re not missing anything, this really is the circus of politics in Israel as it’s portrayed in this film), then maybe you can sit back and allow yourself to enjoy it too.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 58 min (118 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 3814868
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Thriller
Director Joseph Cedar
Writer Joseph Cedar
Actors Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen
Country Israel, United States
Awards 1 win & 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

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Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
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Printed Film Format DCP (Digital Cinema Package DCP)