The background for the story is a private corporate spy war between industrialists Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) and Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti). The two titans truly hate each other for reasons that are never made apparent in the movie. As they strive to gain the upper hand someone in this movie will be swindled, conned or out maneuvered, but who and by whom is not clear until the last few minutes of the movie.

There were a few plot points that I did not think tied up neatly but this was a good film and you should see it in the theatre before someone tells you the ending.