Friday, March 16, 2012

Review: Margin Call

Nonna's Rating: $$$
Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
Audience: 74%

I'm always a bit amazed when people who don't work 9 to 5 in cubicles in gray-walled offices portray the people who do -- so very well. And Kevin Spacey is such a master of the genre. He does a fine job here again. But there are other performances which deserve mention for their accuracy, their subtlety, and just how recognizable they are: Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Stanley Tucci, and yes, even Demi Moore. The film expertly explores the ethical and moral decisions of people developing squirmy investment vehicles at a unnamed New York firm.

Nonna's Rating

$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening
$$$ = Worth paying the Matinee price
$$ = Worth a rental
$= Wait for cable
# = Skip it

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