Margin Call details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Simon Baker, Demi Moore, Penn Badgley, Mary McDonnell, Stanley Tucci, Aasif Mandvi |
| Director: | J.C. Chandor |
| Genres: | Drama - Crime, Thriller - Crime |
| Collections: | November - Drama, Our Favourites |
| Name | Discs | |
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Margin Call |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Rental release: | 12 Nov 2012 |
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| Main languages: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMIt starts with what has become a familiar sight: interlopers on the office floor, convening meetings, security guards in tow, cardboard boxes at the ready.
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You’ll either love it or hate it
By TheWatchman (490 reviews) from Suburbia , 19 Nov 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
Or at least I’m guessing most people will from what I’ve read.
If you read the reviews of Margin Call, you’ll see that people either say it’s amazingly acted, tense and brilliantly-portrayed or (and I quote) ‘like watching paint dry.’
Margin Call tells the story of a nameless banking giant in Wall Street as it’s about to go under. All the major executives gather for an emergency late night meeting to discuss if there’s any way out of it. That’s it. The whole film is basically set in a boardroom (and a few surrounding offices) over a period of one night. The cast meets in a boardroom then leaves. We see them in twos or threes as they discuss what’s already been discussed in the boardroom then return to the boardroom to discuss more.
You may have guessed by now. I’m siding with the ‘watching paint dry’ camp.
Yes, Margin call does have some great acting talent in there – Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons to name but two). However, I just found the whole film boring. Maybe you need to be more into the ‘investment way of life’ to appreciate it more. I just found it difficult to work up much sympathy for people on (and this is the minimum mentioned) $250,000 a year. Oh dear – they might be out of a job. Tragedy.
As I said, for every person out there who feels like me, there seems to be someone who raves about this film. Okay, so it may be a good reflection of the banking world and the dialogue realistic, I just didn’t care for it.
Check out the other reviews and make an informed choice before you decide to watch this. I’m a big fan of Kevin Spacey, but I wouldn’t sit through this again.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(85)not for me
By chasckd (542 reviews) from Telford , 20 May 2013this acting was good but the film was so boring and hard to follow in some parts not spacy at his best I am afraid- Was this review helpful to you?
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not for me
By vickig0306 (429 reviews) from Halifax , 19 May 2013I did not like ths film at all which is surprising as I usually love anything that kevin spacey is in. I agree with the review that you will either love it or hate it- Was this review helpful to you?
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Bit of a let down
By GloRo (5 reviews) , 15 May 2013Just wasn't my type of film. Good acting but found it a little boring. Needed to push on more with the story. Topical but for me not very entertaining and was heavy going.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Loved it!
By SuperSaint (314 reviews) from Market Harborough , 03 May 2013My cup of tea in an industry close to me. Kept me gripped with good actors on good form. Go for it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Heavy going
By Spagger (2 reviews) , 01 May 2013Heavy going, but interesting subject if you understand the world its set in. Don't watch if you're tired or won't be able to concentrate!- Was this review helpful to you?
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