Fair Play

FLICK Not everyone plays fair in Fair Play, a film about office workers trying to get ahead by any means necessary. Not only do we learn about the company politics, but all of the blackmailing, back-stabbing and a sexual-harassment suit as the co-workers compete on assorted playing fields of sports that include sculling, racquetball, golf, rock-climbing and hiking through waterfalls. An original concept that gets more exciting as the stakes get higher. The sports settings are the perfect metaphors for each competitive situation, as the audience becomes spectators, watching these people lie, cheat and kill to win the game---and their jobs. Only the strong survive as we wait to see who will be the champion. All bets are off and the winner takes it all. Strong performances by all, including Jérémie Renier (A Love to Hide, L'Enfant), Marion Cotillard (remarkable as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose) and Eric Savin who plays the detestable head of the company. Screened at the 2007 Philadelphia Film Festival. (France, 2006) My Score: 7.5 out of 10.