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Mar 26, 202443now rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Well done.
Feb 28, 2024manoletters rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
The storyline for this film is decent enough through the first hour, but fades into oblivion leaving us with no character arcs or actual closure in the end. How did this get made? The dialogue, kudos to the actors for not laughing on…
May 16, 2023jimbo_yosemite rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The best line of this movie when the CEO asks the analyst to explain the problem: "Speak as you might to a young child or a golden retriever." Main point of this movie: Wall Street is occupied by heartless, soulless, greedy people who…
Mar 20, 2023skirmani rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wait a Minute, what am I looking at? A very realistic movie about how brokerage firms work and the ills of a corporate culture. All about greed, lack of empathy, meeting numbers and every situation seems to have a way out. Be first, Be…
Feb 08, 202210000mefest rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An inside look at a wall street crisis---its origin, fall out and how the powers that be chose to resolve it. Based on true events.
Sep 12, 2016amoby rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Classic Merican movie, it tells itself to dumb it down constantly. Of course Spock saves the day.
Jun 25, 2016Punnoval rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Could "Margin Call" be an accurate or fair account of the Lehman Bros. derivative trading debacle? Not if you give the directing job to J. C. Chandor, a true master of lunk-headedness. If you don't believe me see Chandor's other DVD, "A…
Mar 15, 2016Ba_kuPlanet rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Sad but true ugly side of the finance world. You'd think colleges/universities would incorporate more ethics into their business programs. There must be a way to succeed without becoming scrooge.
Jan 07, 2016DesLi rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a movie, not a series. So, this movie did not tell the real story on Lehman's collapse in depth enough. Having said, if you want to have a quick snapshot on the trading floor and how investment banks let people go, it is a good…
Oct 26, 2015hesselugano rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this movie. An intelligent well researched script with subtle ironic juxtapositions as when Spacey's character quips "I could have dug ditches for a living" and the final scene where he is diging the grave for his departed dog.…
Sep 12, 2015eliberg rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Another title for Margin Call could be It Happened in One Night. I checked out this movie because filmmaker J.C. Chandor is connected to it. I wanted to see what would distinguish this guy. I must say, this movie is fantastic. Not in the…
May 20, 20150cho rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I totally agree with harrybrowne. I thought this movie was excellent. Really enjoyed the acting and subject matter.
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Apr 03, 2015harrybrowne rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Utterly captivating and gripping drama. Acting superb; dialogue taut and stinging. Subject matter fascinating to me. Not for those with a short attention span.
Feb 19, 20151tarheel rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I've become something of a JC Chandor fan, not least because he's able to bring some amazing actors to better-than-average material. Here he's providing a look into how personalities and attitudes got us to the 2008 financial crisis (and…
Nov 27, 2014uzebdrumz rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This film is slow & does nothing to educate or explain to the audience the extent of the derivatives market. There are several scenes which don't appear to add anything to the film other than the necessity to draw out the drama of the…
Nov 18, 2014jazeebelle rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An intense performance by some pretty amazing actors. Kevin Spacey does a great job at NOT being the villain for once and that is refreshing. Jeremy Irons does a great job AT being the villain as well. My favorite performances however come…
Nov 08, 2014TGPretender rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Had to watch this for a business class. It's interesting but it took nearly 2/3rds of the movie before I really understood what the heck was going on. Not sure if that was on purpose or just poor writing. It certainly didn't seem to be…
Oct 01, 2014
A fast paced retelling of the collapse of Lehman Brothers! Perhaps the best acting from Jeremy Irons I have ever seen!
Sep 06, 2014joywolf83 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Other than the huge giant pauses between action and dialogue.....extremely good. Quite riveting to watch the acceleration.
Jun 14, 2014Kerry705_SPL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great (& scary) movie!!! Wall Street greed at it's worst. Reminiscent of "Rollover" with Jane Fonda, Kris Kristoferson & Hume Cronyn; another great (& scary) movie about the workings of the world-wide financial industry.
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Feb 13, 2014bears1985 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great acting scary scary story
Feb 08, 2014JOSEPH DENHAM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a very good movie, with excellent acting from the ensemble cast.
Dec 30, 2013eliasmerkins rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A good and well directed American film about Corporate greed. Interesting to watch and a good film to discuss. Direction is good and some actors really shine.
Oct 23, 2013
I liked the use of yellow.
Sep 03, 2013gosselil rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Interesting look into the beginning os the financial crisis. Good cast including Zachary Quinto (Spock), and Kevin Spacey. The scenes between Spacey and Jeremy Iron are also very good.