Affluenza

July. 11,2014      NR
Rating:
4.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to wealthy Long Island in the summer of 2008.

Ben Rosenfield as  Fisher Miller
Gregg Sulkin as  Dylan Carson
Nicola Peltz as  Kate Miller
Grant Gustin as  Todd Goodman
Samantha Mathis as  Bunny Miller
Carla Quevedo as  Gail
Adriane Lenox as  Professor Walker
Danny Burstein as  Ira Miller
Roger Rees as  Mr. Carson

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Reviews

TinsHeadline
2014/07/11

Touches You

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SoTrumpBelieve
2014/07/12

Must See Movie...

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TrueHello
2014/07/13

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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FirstWitch
2014/07/14

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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tieman64
2014/07/15

Kevin Asch directs "Affluenza". A portmanteau of "affluence" and "influenza", the film's title is a word recently coined by critics of consumer capitalism. It generally refers to the physical and psychological ramifications of stress, overworking, debt and hyper-consumption. As of 2013, it has also been used in legal circles to refer to those from wealthy backgrounds who "suffer" from an inability to comprehend the ruinous consequences of their actions.Loosely based on F. Scott. Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", "Affluenza" opens in an expensive looking skyscraper. Young Fisher Miller (Ben Rosenfield), a budding photographer, is being berated by Mister Carson (Roger Rees), a billionaire alpha male. Carson teaches Fisher the "law of the jungle", the "benefits of hunting" and ridicules Fisher for being part of a "pampered and coddled generation". Carson then mocks Fisher's photographs, which he states "do not represent the rise of a new generation", but represent the "decline of a pathetic, entitled generation".Who exactly reeks of entitlement becomes the chief inquiry of Asch's film. It watches as Fisher, whose father is a broke guy called Ira (Danny Burstein), moves in with his uncle Philip. Wonderfully played by cult favourite Steve Guttenberg, Philip's an ultraconservative multi-millionaire who is in the "business of making money". Philip tries to mould Fisher into a "go getter" and "businessman", but Fisher resists. He's an artist.Interestingly, Asch both sympathises with and condemns Philip. On one hand, Philip values "hard work", respect and etiquette ("No phones at the table!"). On the other, he's obsessed with business portfolios, mansions, credit card bills, disrespects maids and the lower classes and berates his brother for being gay and "not a real man". Like all the other millionaires within Asch's film, Philip's also constantly accusing others of being "irresponsible", yet admits no blame when the irresponsibilities of the upper and ruling classes "cause" an economic meltdown during the film's climax.Like Oliver Stone's "Wall Street", "Affluenza" thus finds a kid, Fisher, caught between two father figures. Ira's raised an artist and weed smoker, Philip wants to raise another Master of the Universe. Fisher oscillates between the duo, simultaneously seduced by wealth and disgusted by the facile rules, mores and rituals of the upper classes."Affluenza's" second half watches as Fisher befriends Dylan Carson (Gregg Sulkin), a wealthy playboy. In his relationship with Dylan, Fisher becomes aware of the subtly parasitic workings of Dylan's circle of friends and acquaintances. These are all characters who use Fisher for his access to marijuana, for his access to beautiful cousins, who show no real interest in Fisher's feelings or possessions (they callously break his camera) and whose notions of popularity, worth and friendship hinge entirely on money. In short, all are oblivious to the ways in which the devaluation of the human world increases in direct relation to the increase in value of the world of "things".Dylan, like Philip, is nevertheless granted our sympathies. He is genuinely lovestruck, genuinely cares for Fisher's cousin, he honours his promises to Fisher, he is emotionally fragile, has a puppy-dog neediness about him, and we're always aware that even smug goofballs like Dylan are products of their environment."Affluenza" climaxes with three symbolic events. In the first, Fisher gets a close look at how power works: Dylan bribes an admissions officer so that Fisher may get into an art school. Feigning sincerity, we watch as a teacher at the school assures Fisher that she is "rooting for him getting into her class". That same teacher delivers a lecture on the relationship between politics and photography, and the presumed power of the image to "change the world". Referring to a slide-show which features activists and civil rights movements, she portentously asks: "These generations tried to save the world, but did they succeed?" In a film awash with "blood for oil" posters, Obama slogans and lug-headed economists yapping on radios, the answer to the teacher's question seems a resounding "no". The civil-rights era led to but a more entrenched form of neoliberal capitalism, whose cycles of booms and busts pepper the film's last act. Set during the 2008-12 financial crisis, Asch thus has his cast of millionaires suddenly go broke, die of heart attacks, suicide or arrested for fraud. What exactly their occupations and "dirty deeds" were, we don't know, though Dylan himself hints that they may merely be products of an inherently corrupt system. An absurd system in which global debt must outpace money, and so to the knock-on effects of scarcity, poverty, crime, inequality and bankruptcy. "Isn't it funny," Dylan says, "that the federal government which is technically bankrupt administers the bankruptcy laws?" "People are going to rise up and come looking for a piece of the pie," Dylan tells Fisher, before adding: "They won't get it, but that's what you have to photograph." The film then revisits its opening scene, we the audience now armed with the knowledge that Mister Carson is broke and his family dead or shattered. "What's the use having money but no love?" Fisher, in a horribly clichéd sequence, challenges."Affluenza" ends with half its cast happy and half its cast sad. The rich are weeping and the lower classes are assembling at a hokey party, in which green, hippie and liberal values are touted. This is where happiness lies, Asch says, the film unable to think beyond vague 1960s-styled alternatives. Regardless, scientists have themselves now started charting the links between the mental health of populaces and the economic organisation of society, and increasingly data from WHO studies are demonstrating clear correlations between social inequality and emotional distress. 1957, after-all, was the year the percentage of Americans describing themselves as "happy" reached a peak never to be exceeded for the rest of the 20th century.7.9/10 – Underrated. See "The Canyons" (2013) and "The Swimmer" (1968).

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huh_oh_i_c
2014/07/16

I really disliked the overall message of these types of movies, which is that we're supposed to feel sorry for the uber rich folks, because THEY evved up the global banking system and that some (about 0.01% of them) lost some money. Because, let's get real, all of those people are back on their feet again, making millions.So, sure, lots of crap is going on in the lives of wealthy people, but it's all First World Problems ... for 1 percenters.I like to see pretty actors like everyone, but to see them in a mediocre script, not surpassing the plot complexity of reality shows, is disappointing. I mean, two boys wanting the same spoiled shallow girl, girl does them both, being a slut, it doesn't get more boring than that. Then we have the "Stranger-In-Town-Stirs-Everything-Up"-plot line, and the "Ooooh,-See-How-Middle-Class-Folks,-Including-Those-Gay Middle-Class-Couples-Are-Much-Happier-Than-the-Rich"-plot line right at the end.And the ONE time the film ALMOST gets a bit daring/interesting, with the possible cousin-cousin incest, the filmmakers get all yelly belly and back off. Also when the main protagonist has a chance to make photos of political nature, he doesn't do it.Sad commentary on our film industry that well known actors like Guttenberg and Mathis felt compelled to partake in this.The Melancholic Alcoholic.

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zif ofoz
2014/07/17

This is actually not a bad movie! Unfortunately the title leads viewers to expect more about 'the attitude of the super rich toward those outside of their circle' which never really happens.What we have is rich people interacting with other rich people! And this just turns the plot into a drama of lifestyles of the rich. There are plenty of television shows that do as much. The only character that seems to have a concept of life without money is Phillip Miller played by Steve Guttenberg - he goes to work to maintain his families lifestyle. The other characters just party.With the title 'Affluenza' I was expecting to see spoiled self indulgent rich people seeing the 'working class' and treating them with a decidedly cavalier attitude. Doesn't happen! They just stick to themselves and create the typical misbehaving rich people story. Ho-hum! Seen this way to many times.Most of the acting and dialog is good but the story just slides along on its dramatic path with predictable turns. It has it's moments of being good and Ben Rosenfield is rather good as the cousin Fisher Miller finding himself surrounded by the affluent family he's staying with while he tries to become a photographer.

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M MALIK
2014/07/18

To be totally honest here when a good scripts is at hand the cast is bad or they might be good looking but cannot act at all there are plenty of films like this out there the IMDb database is full of them the themes regarding recession,money,sex,relationship,love triangles etc you name it this film highlights the problems rich kids face everyone has its problems we all have seen films like this before but its not such a bad film as everyone saying including critics and people online why i liked this is because of some nice acting that's it nothing more.The Plot:in 2008 when recession hits USA young photographer fisher miller comes ton long island to live near his cousins Kate,Philip & bunny miller together they hang out around rich friends fisher soon sees that this proximity is not good and could have explosive consequences as money,sex drugs and showoff is going out of control he wants to get out of this Affluenza as soon as possible but things are not in the favor.The story is not bad its got a message who's fault is it if you have too much wealth and you can't take care of it and love to waste it on useless things a lot of people in the world worked hard and got rich on their own they didn't cheat,steal or do gambling they live happily thing point this film tries to make is this is the problem of parents who failed to teach their children the difference between right & wrong.Some kiddos to the cast Nicola Peltz & Valentina De Angelis are hot babes but male actors did some serious acting it kept me hooked they were acting like they have done this many times before but they are new artists like is said before everyone has issues so what if it is in the families or the critics that cant handle a nice film there is a little bit of nudity in this film.This is the kind of a film you can show to a person who says money can not change you it is absolutely the biggest lie ever it can totally control you it is pure evil people even sell their loved ones for cash it drives you insane like alcohol its intoxicating but it can never change a person with strong will to control ego or greed.Overall Affluenza 2014 is a film worth watching if you like some decent acting my rating is 5/10.Recommended

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