Margin Call was a painfully disturbing film that hung around inside your head for days. The cast was uniformly excellent, especially Stanley Tucci, who only had 3 scenes but nailed each one.

His rant about the number of years he saved in people’s lives by building a large bridge was legendary and must of flattened the crew on set that day. Spacey, Irons, Bettany, Quinto and Baker are all very good. This film doesn’t pick a side on the financial crisis. It just paints the walls with the blood shed that day mentally and physically. This script and direction plays like a David Mamet play, Glengarry Glen Ross 2 for example. Powerful piece of movie magic that expertly combines star power and gritty storytelling.

There was no one party to blame that day, so why point a finger. Irons chief of the firm coming in and telling Spacey’s soldier on the front line, “This has been happening since the beginning of civilization. We overextend ourselves, regroup and keep on spending. Its the way of the land.” I am definitely watching this again and a third time just to soak in the magic. This is a film that reminds you how important original ideas are in Hollywood. Fuck 3D and a remake. Give me a story with blood hanging from the page. (more…)