Margin Call

Radio Times“An assured feature debut...” The claustrophobic, VDU-illuminated isolationism of the financial services industry is cleverly implied, as the central disaster is humanised by individual ones - notably Kevin Spacey's conflicted middle manager, whose dog is dying of cancer...

Little White Lies“A robust debut, but nothing more...” problematic is the fact that Chandor’s screenplay gravitates away from thoughtful drama towards ad hoc recitations of statistics, or, in the case of Tucci’s character, a ridiculous monologue about how he only wanted to change the world, man!...

The Telegraph“A taut, sinewy drama...” Margin Call is as relevant as Oliver Stone’s Wall Street was in 1987, but you get the impression it’ll age better...

this is london“Thriller, horror story and human drama all in one...” But the true hero is the film's talented director, who tells it like it probably was. He orchestrates a complex drama that doesn't preclude a close look at the men and women involved...

The Independent“The best American film about the money market since Boiler Room...” The cast do tremendous work, especially Tucci and Spacey, who gives his first decent performance in years...

Time Out“The performances are as meaty as you’d hope...” Missing, however, are the outsider eye and moral perspective of, for example, John Lanchester’s writing about the crisis. ‘Margin Call’ presents Wall Street on its own terms...

Empire“Chandor’s dialogue has none of Mamet’s grandstanding...” Chock-full of terrific performances, Margin Call is the kind of gripping, grown-up film that these days is usually found on the small screen...

Guardian“The best fictional treatment of the current economic crisis...” Chandor's language is as precise and convincing as Mamet's, the realism never slips into cheap cynicism and, as Jean Renoir says in La Règle du jeu: "The awful thing is this. Everyone has his reasons..."

Total Film “A contender for best Wall Street film yet...” Steering clear of overt condemnation or adulation of morally dubious characters, this is sophisticated cinema that respects the audience’s ability to follow complex subject matter...