THE BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB Based on the True Beverly Hills Boys Ponzi/Murder Plunder Blunder

THE BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB directed by James Cox is scheduled to be released later this month.  It's a remake of the 1987 film based on the true criminal conspiracy by a bunch of Beverly Hills rich kids to commit fraud.  The financial gains investment scheme is finagled by former classmates from a private posh Bev Hills high school.  Their get rick quick shenanigans quickly sour into a Ponzi scheme & double homicide.  The "boys" are all in their early 20s.  They took their greedy lead from Dean Karny (Taron Egerton "Kingsmen" films) and Joe Hunt (Ansel Elgort "Baby Driver").  There is a glut of devious guys doing dastardly crimes made all the more fascinating to ponder why they would throw their advantageous lives away.  THE BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB  has all the makings for a shocking & guilty pleasure but is buried beneath a rich pile of true crime thrillers.  The acting by Egerton & Elgort is convincing but Ron Levin, complicit in his own gifter fraud is played by Kevin Spacey.  Spacey phoned this performance he's served in so many times.  Perhaps they'll consider casting someone else in his heretofore stereotypical roles.  Hunt's girlfriend is played by the bankable and stunning Emma Stone.  These events & trials first occurred in 1984; prior to the Menendez brothers' murders and Jordan Belfort (portrayed by Di Caprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street."  The exclusive partying scenes by the wealthy spoiled set seemed as phony as a ticking Rolex.  The plot felt forced, incoherent and most egregious - not engaging.  If you're able to get a sneak peek on NETFLIX prior to squandering your pocketbook on the big screen, it's worth a look.  THE BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB is penny candy.