Actors: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany
Director: J.C. Chandor
Note: Minor Spoilers Ahead
Margin Call is probably the overall best film I've seen about high finance. Stories about high finance that also peddle in morals always have two problems: being super-rich always looks really awesome in movies, and the montage where our protagonist learns how to cheat people out of money looks fun instead of soul-destroying. Margin Call avoids the stylish montage and flaunting the trappings of the hyper-rich. It contains speeches, but doesn't pound you over the head with its points. This is a movie for Adults - sadly, too few of these are made.
I want to rate this film higher because of my appreciation of its craft, but it's not a very exciting movie. The characters aren't sharply drawn, which is part of the point. The camera work is functional - again, part of the point, no whiz-bang effects. I doubt anyone decides to study finance because they saw Margin Call when they were young.
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