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Review: Crypto Is a Surprisingly Fun Movie About Compliance

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"Fuck" is the first word uttered in Crypto. It might also be yours after watching John Stalberg Jr's claustrophobic movie about an anti-money laundering agent caught in a web of deceit, intrigue, and bad beer. Copious cryptocurrency references have no tangible impact on the plot, but serve as a running gag for bitcoiners intent on scrutinizing the movie for the slightest sign of inaccuracy.

Beau Knapp Makes Compliance Look Sexy

Just as the shark's arrival is heralded by that seat-clenching "dun-duuun, dun duuuun" music in Jaws, you'll have no trouble deducing the bad guys in Crypto. The blast of Russian opera music every time their white van appears saves you from having to think for yourself, which is exactly how we expect our Hollywood movies to be packaged. In Crypto, the music builds the tension rather than the tension building the tension, and the movie's sins don't end there. Yet for all its flaws, including a nonsensical plot, Crypto is a fast-paced thriller that simmers nicely before spilling over in a ferocious finale.


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