: 4.5/5 stars
Direction & Style
For cinephiles who appreciate technical precision, the release of Margin Call is the definitive way to watch.
The story begins with a massive wave of layoffs at an unnamed investment firm. Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci), the head of risk management, is among those let go, but before leaving, he hands a USB drive containing unfinished work to his protégé, Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto). As Sullivan completes the analysis late into the night, he discovers that the firm’s mortgage-backed securities are leveraged far beyond safe limits, threatening the company with total collapse.