Read Anthony's review of The Hummingbird Project.
Cousins from New York, Vincent (Jesse Eisenberg) and Anton (Alexander Skarsgård) are players in the high-stakes game of High-Frequency Trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream? To build a straight fiber-optic cable line between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions. But nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to the breaking point with their quixotic adventure. Constantly breathing down their necks is their old boss Eva Torres (Salma Hayek), a powerful, intoxicating and manipulative trader who will stop at nothing to come between them and beat them at their own game.
The Hummingbird Project is in select theaters on March 22nd, 2019.
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an
effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
Everybody had their own part to play in this film and I expected
some crazy intense plot lines but by the end of it was a little let
down with how the story ended up. But what it lacks in plot it
certainly makes up for in character... Or more or less character
development.
I saw the cast and at first was kind of shocked to see the lovely
Salma Hayek involved with this project but was super excited
when I realized that she played the power hungry boss of a
multimillion dollar corporation. And I have to admit she did an
absolutely wonderful job. She was really able to command that
role in a way that was needed. But the rest of the cast really did do a spectacular job as well.
Jesse Eisenberg plays the “Team Leader” if you will and, a wonderful twist from some of his
more recent films, is able to pull off the smooth talking motivated man with a plan vibe that he
had recently somewhat missed the mark on, Dawn of Justice.
Alexander Skarsgard plays the genius who is going to make this whole fiber-optic “thing” work.
He is definitely a little strange to say the least but the weird really starts to grow on you,
especially when he starts to gain some traction.
Now as previously stated the big climax with this movie really isn’t in the plot of the film so while
that sucks it doesn’t make the film unenjoyable. The leaps and bounds you’re going to see take
place are going to happen with the characters themselves. And if you like films where you get
the job done no matter what the cost with a big change of heart at the end well than this one just
might be for you.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Anthony (Contributor) was born and raised in the Tampa, Florida area. He likes Pina Coladas and long walks on the beach. He spends most of his time watching movies and spending times with friends.Click Here to check out Anthony's Articles.