Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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.

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."

What an excellent cast for this movie that depicts how the Wall Street collapse of 2008-9 could have been triggered. The firm seems to have overextended itself. Now what were they going to do about it?This film featured excellent acting, and tight script, and really strong character development. You really felt you learned some of the key parts of each person within the swift 1hr40min film.It was interesting to see how the chain of command was played out, with Zach Quinto reporting to their boss Will (Paul Bettan) who reports to Sam (Kevin Spacey) who reports to Jared (Simon Baker) who finally reports to CEO Jeremy Irons. But in the end, the CEO got the straight story directly from the young Quinto. The director JC Chandor did a terrific job depicting the cut throat life on Wall St, layoffs, big money, fascination with salaries, it all revolves around money. No apologies were made for making the money, or losing the money. Perhaps you learned the most from the CEO's chat with Sam at the end. In the end, it seems with sad acceptance that we all are slaves to money in some sort. the movie is telling us that there are always winners, and losers, and you don't need to apologize for being either. This was a far superior film compared to the trashy Wolf of Wall St. Margin Call makes you think a lot about what is really important in your life at the end of the day. Money, sure, but other stuff needs to play a key role too.You should really enjoy this film - great acting, great screenplay, great direction.

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