possibly attempt to do for the world of finance what she would do to nuclear power in the china syndrome ( 1979 ) and this jane fonda melodrama be a poor investment for any serious movie fan . the story be very hard to follow and poorly construct with shallow character . the story be not terribly easy to grasp for the average person in my opinion and not present to the audience clearly enough nor well enough to garner much interest and or or curiosity . fonda appear bore and while still try to appear smart and glamorous and in her role . kris kristofferson be simply a case of very bad casting . despite some effort to make him physically appear like a big time banker and he come off flat and stiff in his role . whether talk down a bank president or talk fonda into bed and all his line be deliver in a blank monotone style that convey nothing . we also be never give much background or motivation for the event and doings of the people wander about this epic of high finance . fonda and kristofferson first meet isn not much of an icebreaker and yet the two be bed down together by their second or third encounter . the film be direct by alan j. pakula and it look much like other work for him . secret meeting in park lot and suspect late night boardroom conference may appear to be the thing that make up a good thriller and but here they be simply pad between the great nothingness that amount to two hour of dull slow pace cliche fill dialog from weak character that you never grow to care much about . the movie heavy hand and overly dramatic musical score make many scene nearly laughable . there little to recommend beyond those morbidly curious to see a bad movie and which be why i obtain a copy of it . on that level and it do pay a modest dividend .