The basic outline of unprincipled goings on in a Wall Street investment bank may not be novel, but
Margin Call is picked up no end by a stellar cast delivering muscular dialogue. It may not generate memorable quotes in the manner of
Wall Street, but then that film always was just a cartoon. This, on the other hand, has a real feel of verisimilitude as a crew of traders led by Kevin Spacey's under-fire manager come to realise that their careers in the company are soon to be over and that successfully achieving a radical fire sale of the business's assets will not save their jobs.
There is one false note late on when some of the hardest-nosed individuals in the firm are shown moping as if they really experienced regret, but thankfully this is short-lived and the end is as unsentimental as the rest has been scathing in condemning the throwaway greed of the system.
7/10
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