- Studio: Roadside Attractions
- Release Date: Oct 21, 2011
- Summary:
- Director: J.C. Chandor
- Genre(s): Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 38
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Mixed: 5 out of 38
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Negative: 1 out of 38
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100Chandor's shrewdest bit of business is figuring out how to make an A-list movie with a $3.5-million budget. Solution: buy low, sell high. Hire last decade's A-list – Spacey, Irons and Demi Moore – and give them their best parts in years.
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Jan 9, 201280Chock-full of terrific performances, Margin Call is the kind of gripping, grown-up film that these days is usually found on the small screen.
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60Escalation is the main thing Margin Call has going for it, as more substantial actors are trotted out to have their way with Chandor's realistic-sounding boardroom dialogue.
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25As a movie, it's so tightly framed you gasp from claustrophobia. As a film of cryptic boredom, I cannot believe the actors were able to say their lines without cue cards.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 26
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Mixed: 2 out of 26
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Negative: 6 out of 26
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