All The Money In the World
All The Money in the World is the story of the 1973 kidnapping of J. Paul Getty’s grandson, Paul, in Italy. Getty, an oil tycoon, at the time was the world’s richest man. The film explores the kidnapping, its effects on Gail, Paul’s mother, and the protracted attempts by Gail and Fletcher Chase, one of Getty’s negotiators, to secure Paul’s release. Getty’s response to the kidnapping is reminiscent of the 1996 film Ransom, in that he refuses to pay the ransom. At first Getty is apparently being true to his notoriously thrifty reputation but he has another reason as well. As he has 14 grandchildren he is afraid of setting a precedent for future kidnappings. Quietly Getty assigns Chace the task of working with the kidnappers and also with Gail. The relationship between Gail and Getty is strained because Gail divorced Getty’s son (due to a drug addiction) and took custody of the kids in return for refusing any kind of alimony. Gail’s independence has kept Getty being