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Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Melanie Lynsky, Joel McHale, Eddie Jemison 15A cert, gen release, 108 min

WE KNOW how whistle-blower films are supposed to look. Shot in blues and greys, they involve a great deal of muttering in underground car parks and no small amount of scurrying from threatening shadows. Michael Mann’s The Insideris, perhaps, the key exhibit here.