Enjoyable acting by a stellar cast. But not much info about what really happened or why,. Just the "how", about another 'bubble' bursting ,.. but much BIGGER , and all the scrambling to get ($$$) out of the consequences of the melt-down.?? Its like your supposed to bring your own economic theory with you to see the film(!?). For an intresting follow-up and contrast ,..try seeing "Collapse",.. which predicted the events in "Margin Call"

It was O.K for a home TV movie. I was entertained and interesting. But it was NOT worth the long library wait or the price to rent from a Red Box. "I fast forwarded a lot but not all the way.”

A financial company is set to sell to customers who did not realize they were buying junk. This would cause the whole country to go into a stock market crash. Great acting to portray individuals annually making 6 to 8 figures with severance packages in the millions. There are a few moments where the financiers reminisce about when they used to actually make things (bridges, airplanes). They realize that with their new job, they are just inventing financial products that produce nothing except money for Wall Street.

(DISCLOSURE: I did not see the prior review before I posted mine; it has nothing to do with it and I don’t write my comments based upon others’.) This was a dark, boring movie. And what is worse—as I expected—it doesn’t deliver the truth of what really happened. It has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with greed (*), but with government interference. Freddie Mac and Fannie May (i.e., government) coerced banks and mortgage lenders to make risky loans; and here comes Mark-to-Market accounting rule changes that made a valuable assets worthless over-night—thus Margin Call. This was a result of government interference with business, not greed. The beauty of Capitalism is that it should work by itself; when government interferes it is no longer Capitalism, and huge messes happen. It is a pity that the movie was not really informative. Also quite disappointing is the dialogue when one of the guys seems outraged at how much money his boss made. It always amazes me how quick people are to judge business people for the (hard-earned) money they make, while completely ignoring, for example, movie actors and TV celebrities! Besides, who do they think they are to decide how much money someone makes—or how much is too much, for that matter? (*) Incidentally, greed is a word that bugs me; when people try to buy cheap goods, for example, are they being greedy? I guess you get my point! But if you don’t read this wonderful article: http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2012/01/04/i_love_greed/page/full/

Good solid movie. You can take it at face value, as the story of a Wall Street firm that discovers that the whole scam is about to blow up in their face. (I'll take one shot at another review...yes actors and athletes get paid alot of money, and people DO complain about that. When most athletes have a bad year, they are gone without any impact on other's lives. But the people that made mega-bucks playing with other peoples money and lives, participated in a fraud, should be put in prison. And yes government IS part of the problem...regulations need to be restored before Clinton blew them away. Enough of my editorial!)

a thriller that seduces...possibly with the exception of Demi Moore, the almost all male cast delivered good performances. One could actually smell the day-old stench beyond the veneer of those branded Wall Street suits arising from the stress and tension of that financial meltdown.

This movie was supposed to take place during a 24-hour period... unfortunately it felt like the movie was 24 hours long! The subject was interesting and the acting was good, but this was one of the most boring, slow movies I have seen.

Greed is bad. Sometimes very, very bad. And sometimes it's bad for a whole lot of people. A dramatization of what very probably happened in the 2008 financial meltdown. Not as clear as it could be on the production of the "bad debt" instruments that led up to it.

A GOOD OVERVIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE 2008 MELT DOWN. MILLIONS OF LIVES WERE RUINED ALONG WITH OUR ECONOMY. MICHAEL DOUGLAS WAS DEAD WRONG WHEN HE SAID " GREED IS GOOD" IN HIS WALL STREET MOVIE YEARS AGO. A GOOD HISTORY LESSON. WORTH YOUR TIME.

An enjoyable movie, it may not be everyone's choice of topic.