Antitrust

That's all: Just a matter of time before someone, somewhere, somehow, on orders of Clinton drones, fictionalized Bill Gates and Microsoft, and took, with artistic license, a right hook at them.

And now they have: "Antitrust".

'They' might have had a solid one-two if there had been factual basis to their charges and assertions and if 'they' had not gone the dumb and stupid route with their well-constructed lies.

They didn't, they don't, so they fail. Big time.

Really. In the beginning "Antitrust" comes across as possible. But, then, without cause or explanation, "Antitrust" takes a hard left into idiotic, and becomes stupid big time: The hero of the story, a brainiac nerd sort, paranoid, fears his girlfriend is trying to kill him by--get this--adding sesame seeds to his food. To determine whether or not she is he scratches himself with a fork and rubs Chinese meal sauce in his wound.

Dumb? Beyond dumb.

And that, unfortunately, is most of "Antitrust".

I mentioned before this is a fictional version of Bill Gates. Barely. So thinly disguised is this fictional account I won't be surprised to hear Gates sued.

In "Antitrust" Bill Gates is named Gary Winston (Tim Robbins). He is charming, powerful, and very paranoid. He believes anyone can put him out of business.

He is right. But how he can be put out of business is not as simple as this simple-minded effort would suggest.

About those who might take him on: In a garage there is Milo Hoffman (Ryan Phillippe) and his friend, Teddy Chin (Yee Jee Tso), who are about revolutionize communications.

Which, of course, Winston, can't allow. If this revolution occurs he is done for. So. . .

Does the basic story of David v. Goliath suggest anything? It should. This is that story, with a big budget and little plot. Now. Here's the thing: Winston's company (Microsoft? Of course.) is working on, basically, the same thing Milo and Co. are working on. To beat and discourage his competitors--including Milo and folk--he announces a release date for new software that will link every communications device on the planet. (Stupid, this pronouncement? Of course it is. Given there is no standard in existence to allow this to occur, how can this be done? It can't, realistically. And if it could 'monopoly' would be yelled easily.)

What to do? What to do, indeed? Winston decides he needs something that will ultimately lead to the aforementioned standard, and he thinks Milo and Teddy can provide him that 'something'. In short order they are invited for a tour of his company's facility ('campus' is what it is, in corporatespeak), located--ready for this?---in the Pacific Northwest.

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