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Kurt Eichenwald Gives His Take on The Informant!

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 9:45am by Tim Rogers
Filed under Books, Movies

These are exciting times for Kurt Eichenwald. The Steven Soderbergh movie The Informant!, based on Eichenwald’s book The Informant: A True Story, had its Dallas premiere on Thursday, and the flick is getting rave reviews nationally. I asked Kurt what he thought of Soderbergh’s adaptation of his book. His reply:

I thought the movie was great. What I’ve found really funny about it is everybody who says, “Oh, it’s funny, not serious like the book.” Apparently, people don’t need to read the book to comment.

Every scene in the movie was in the book. Probably 80 percent of the dialogue is in the book. Everything that makes the movie funny makes the book funny. Sure, the book had a lot of other things going on, but the choice of style was dictated by the story.

So, that said…great movie. I was shocked at how much it was like the book.

5 Comments to “Kurt Eichenwald Gives His Take on The Informant!”

Sally McGuire @ September 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 am

Read the book and loved it….saw the movie and it IS the book…and enjoyed the movie. It’s a great PR for Mental Health as Mark Whitaker was bipolar. I’ve also lived the era…as I’m from Decatur, IL and watched the movie unfold before our eyes. We loved having Matt Damon visit our city and Kurt Eichenwald come for book signings at our mall. That’s a lot of excitement for this little town in central Illinois!
Enrique De La Fuente @ September 22nd, 2009 at 11:00 am

I found the movie to be lacking. Movie critics are in love with Soderbergh.
kellie @ September 22nd, 2009 at 5:05 pm

Not a fan of the movie.
"Do-oh" @ September 29th, 2009 at 8:48 am

Hated Hamlich’s reurgitated “the Sting” soundtrack.
CR @ October 6th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

Come meet Kurt Eichenwald as he discusses and signs “The Informant” Tuesday Oct. 6th at 7PM at the Borders Preston & Royal.