The Informant! was and remains one of the most criminally under-seen studio releases of last year. Everyone knows that Matt Damon is in it and that Steven Soderbergh directed, but the sheer number of A-grade comedians playing the various bureaucrats and other suits will astound and delight those who missed it, guaranteed. Listing them would spoil the effect, but suffice to say they're all a hoot point five while at once reserved and realistic.

Hamlisch's score is wonderful, adding the perfect accents in just the right places to a script that meanders in a very precise manner. The Blu-ray includes a feature commentary with Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Burns, and as with every Soderbergh track, it's worth the time. The yack track isn't on the DVD, which isn't something you can't easily explain away with a "disc space" excuse, but if you're buying to own, why would any serious collector get a DVD at this point? There are a few scenes deleted from the final film on both Blu-ray and DVD editions.