Movie No. 153 (2013): MARGIN CALL
Margin Call (2011)
Director: J.C. Chandor
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci
The key players of an investment firm have to make crucial decisions during within a 24-hour period during one of those days nearing the 2008 financial crisis in America. This is the plot of the movie. And it looks talky and boring, like a possible extravaganza of triteness.
Director: J.C. Chandor
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci
The key players of an investment firm have to make crucial decisions during within a 24-hour period during one of those days nearing the 2008 financial crisis in America. This is the plot of the movie. And it looks talky and boring, like a possible extravaganza of triteness.
But, the movie is far from being boring. Special effects-riddled movies can be boring but this one is not. It's really an accomplishment for a movie with this story line to be crossing the boundary of a genre. This movie ends up being like a mystery-thriller. That's right, you don't always need exaggerated special effects, or spine-tingling musical score, or eardrum-shattering sound effects to create an atmosphere of mystery in movies. Good story-telling technique, with excellent script, almost always does the trick. The excellent ensemble acting contributes significantly to the movie's greatness.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: August 19, 2013
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