Margin Call is a thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis. That is the description direct from IMDB. It really is about Lehman Brothers and the chain of command dramatics that took place after the Yale equation that all trading was based on was found to fail in projections - and that the problem had already started two weeks prior. The acting from Kevin Spacey really stood out - he delivers subtle expression and fierce delivery when his character is pressed on "doing the right thing" - which is up for interpretation and ultimately up to the audience to decide what that means. Paul Bettany plays Spacey's boss with a slick persona - you will find these higher ups do not really understand the markets and rely on mid-levels to interpret the numbers. One of the most memorable scenes is when Jeremy Irons character - the head of the institution - tells Zachary Quinto's analyst character to "explain it to me like you would a young girl or a golden retriever". The whole movie played out really well and kept the audience engaged with strong acting. To relieve the dramatic tension there are humorous moments sprinkled in that I believe were not meant to elicit laughs, but as history has played out appealed humorously to this audience as retrospect was factored in. I enjoyed this movie more than I did Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - the acting in Margin Call paired with a good script really made it for me. I highly recommend this film!
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