Synopsis
Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, the well-connected journalist Elsa Brecht, Mott has a knack for making himself indispensable and impossible to ignore. The only one seemingly immune to his charms is Elsa's daughter Amanda, who might simply disapprove of her mother marrying a much younger man - or perhaps she senses something more sinister beneath the smooth-talking surface?
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Cast
- Christoph WaltzUlrich Mott
- Annette BeningAmanda Brecht
- Vanessa RedgraveElsa Brecht
- Corey HawkinsDaniel Volker
- Sergio Di ZioGordon Nichols
- Noam JenkinsTalabani
- David RealeWeatherford
- Paulino NunesProsecutor Kirshner
- Ron LeaDetective Reid
- Laura de CarteretEleanor Price
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Smart, sly and subtle, Georgetown is in the tradition of Reversal of Fortune, The Informant! and Catch Me If You Can — fictionalized and stylized entertainment based on true crime events. - 75
Observer
The acting is first-rate from start to finish, but it is really Mr. Waltz who keeps the action flowing. Both demon and clown, he’s horrifying, appealing and immensely mesmerizing in a film about the pitfalls that await anyone who falls for charm while ignoring the evils that can sometimes hide behind the facade of disingenuous priorities. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
It's the kind of serious but broadly appealing, modestly scaled picture that people love to say doesn't exist any more. - 50
IndieWire
The way that the film resolves — or doesn’t — leaves the distinct impression that Waltz simply ran out of interest in this story, which would be an explanation as understandable as it is frustrating. - 50
Slant Magazine
It’s an occasionally amusing and insightful beltway satire that’s ultimately undone by its conventional mise-en-scène and predictable plot. - 40
The Guardian
Curiously flat ... From the opening few frames through to a clunky introductory sequence, there’s something frustratingly off-balance about Georgetown. - 40
Variety
It’s downright tricky to maintain the tone Waltz is going for here, but the story is consistently outrageous enough to keep us guessing, and Redgrave goes a long way to offset the lunacy of it all. ... But instead of getting more interesting as it goes on, Waltz’s performance grows tiresome. - 40
The New York Times
The cast can only do so much with thin material, and Waltz, duping and swindling grandly, isn’t equipped to make the long con interesting.
