A Most Violent Year (2014)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Abel Morales	Oscar Isaac
Anna Morales	Jessica Chastain
Peter Forente	Alessandro Nivola
Lawrence	David Oyelowo
Andew Walsh	Albert Brooks
Julian	Elyes Gabel
Luisa	Catalina Sandino Moreno
Lange	Ashley Williams
Josef	Jerry Adler
Louis Servidio	Christopher Abbott
Mrs. Rose	Elizabeth Marvel
Bill O'Leary	Peter Gerety

Review

J. C. Chandor's third film, entitled A Most Violent Year, is 125 minutes of gripping intensity, only unlike other films going for this quality, the source of the suspense is not a mystical phenomenon, a dangerous killer or cheap tricks – it is a tale about trade competition between a handful of rivalling heating oil companies in the New York area circa 1981. It's one thing even making a film about this subject, but Chandor, who is arguably the most talented filmmaker of his generation, is far more ambitious than that. As he did with his two first films, Margin Call and All Is Lost, he gives us a detailed, knowledgeable account on a very specific subject matter, and he does it with a remarkable combination of confidence, thoroughness and storytelling talent which elevates his solid story from interesting to compelling. Chandor cannot take all of the credit for the electric, precarious mood simmering through this film, however, because his main medium here is Oscar Isaac and his incredibly forceful performance. Isaac's Abel Morales encompasses most anything humanity has to offer in an iconic performance. So sit back and enjoy this masterpiece of a film, and wait in eagerness for Chandor's next work of art.