Stars: Bryan Brown, Tom Long, Claudia Karvan

Director: Alan White

Summary: Young Ben Madigan (Tom Long, THE DISH) has just become an insurance adjuster out of a desire to help people. When he joins the firm, however, he falls under the wing of seasoned and unscrupulous veteran adjuster John Kriesky (Bryan Brown). Preying on Ben's naivete, Kriesky embroils him in an elaborate plan to defraud the company and line his own pockets. Making involvement even harder for unsuspecting Ben to refuse is Kriesky's sexy and willing girlfriend Louise (Claudia Karvan, ATTACK OF THE CLONES), a shady lawyer who aids Kriesky in his scam. When Ben finally realizes what he is involved in, he is already in over his head--both personally and professionally.

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The world of insurance hasn't exactly inspired a wealth of memorable cinema, but Australian film Risk is a feisty, funny, clever and, yes, insurance-related movie. Drawing on a range of cinematic themes (good cop/bad cop, the young newcomer and his guiding light, a love triangle) the film offers a fresh insight by virtue of its unusual setting. Ben Madigen (Tom Long) finds himself working in the business by default and is soon taken under the wing of the charismatic John Kreisky (Brown). While trying to undertake his job without compromising his principles, Madigen is unwittingly lured into a scam by Kreisky and his girlfriend, lawyer Louise Roncaldi (Claudia Karvan). The burgeoning and later unravelling relationship between the three is the film's key story, as Long finds himself torn between the other two. Brown is excellent as the scheming Kreisky, once again proving that his failure to move into a more major acting league is little short of baffling--but then, this type of imaginative film offers him more scope than Cocktail or FX ever could and serves as a welcome advertisement for the growing Australian movie industry. This is a highly intelligent film that keeps its plot-cards closely to its chest, keeping the viewer guessing throughout.

On the DVD: the usual scene selection is coupled with the trailer, which presents the film (slightly misleadingly) in pulsating, high-action tones. The "making of" featurette offers the viewer an insight into not very much happening (look, there's a man pushing something) and gives the cast an opportunity to take themselves a little too seriously. --Phil Udell

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Trailer, Making Of Featurette, Animated And Scored Interactive Menus
Year:	2000
Release Date:	July 16, 2001
Runtime:	89 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M T D 5040
Keywords:	Risk, General, Wide, Screen, Drama
Genre:	Drama