Sunday, 3 March 2013

we're all fucked


Margin Call (2011)

Written and directed by J. C. Chandor this film stars Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto and Demi Moore. In a 36 hour period a major financial institution reacts to the revelation of catastrophic financial predictions.

Although a fictional story this film is definitely inspired by events during the recent financial crisis. What the film does well is give the various moral views on the banking industry a voice without heavy handedly moralising to the viewer. It would have been easy for the film to disappear under the weight of jargon but it manages to retain some without baffling the viewer and keeps the pressure on the characters through out the film.

4/5

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