RNMorton Fascinating and well-told tale of a corporate melt-down with excellent ensemble cast, especially the always-appreciated Tucci as risk manager and Spacey as floor boss. I'm not going to say much more since the one positive change to Imdb is no more ten line rule. The story and the characters are textured and have a very realistic feel to them. It was only after seeing this 1 1/2 times that I realized the real-life context but that's not the point of the picture. It's about corporate lowest common denominator stupidity and chilling selfishness.

likegoodmovies I hardly ever review movies on IMDB, less than a handful in my life. But after having wasted the time watching this movie I feel compelled to warn others what an absolutely worthless movie this is.It's one of those movies, where I waited the entire movie for it to START, but then the credits were rolling up the screen and I was left jaw dropped like WTF.The whole movie is predictable, nothing happens the whole way through the movie.If you've even read one article about the GFC you can imagine the entire content of this movie more vividly than this movie portrays it.It's really paint drying on the wall.

Vira The screenplay for this film was as fraudulent as the mortgage-backed securities about which it purported to be. Imagine some cheesy acting class where the actors are told to stand in a circle and improvise dialog about a nonexistent object in the middle of the circle. (They are allowed to pepper their dialog liberally with the expression "Eff me!") The actors continually refer to The Thing and the Impending Doom that it will bring, though it is clear that not one of them has any idea what The Thing is, nor do any two of the actors have the same idea. The only thing clear is that Chandor had zero understanding of the mechanics of the financial crisis. The film itself almost works as a metaphor for the fraud perpetuated on the investing public. Chandor attempts to promote the false narrative that it was Youthful Genius in the financial industry who first and most fully understood the global economic implications the fraud. Plenty of blame to go around, and plenty of blind greed to condemn, but the Young Turks were as guilty of lack of understanding, lack of context, and unbridled greed as the Old Heeds. A lot of alleged star power in this film, but I lose regard for anyone associated with this fraud of a production, despite a couple of genuinely handsome faces in the cast. I will probably revise my rating at some point in the future, but I feel so cheated right now by the unfulfilled promise of this film that I'm in a bad mood at the moment. So, "Eff me!", Chandor? No, "Eff you."

Will Elliott I have now seen this film twice. Both times have left me marvelling at the direction, acting and at the story itself. J.C. Chandor's first film is exceptional. the all too real events he has depicted are shown The very tense scenes showcase this young directors abilities. To create an atmosphere from speech alone is quite an achievement. The lack of music for said scenes brings you right into the film. Jeremy Irons great line "So that we may survive" makes you feel as if you are in that crisis meetingThe actors are fantastic and tie in this film that gives us a glimpse into the financial crisis that went on around us. After watching this for the second time it seems as though everything hangs on such delicate theories and formulas. Personally it reminds me about how little I know about the world. I felt very small watching this film, it certainly gives us some perspective! A simple setting, clever direction and a brilliant cast make this one of the best suspense thrillers I have ever seen. In fact I've not seen a film like it. Quite simply 10/10