Film Review – A Most Violent Year

J.C. Chandor has displayed a great deal of directorial prowess in a short amount of time. With “Margin Call” and “All is Lost,” the helmer showcased good taste with dramatics and smart casting, while launching unique tales of discomfort covering the world of financial ruin and the extremes of physical endurance. “A Most Violent Year” isn’t an extreme change of pace for Chandor, but it does provide a certain temptation he surprisingly refuses. It’s a period piece, with New York City in 1981 its setting, which normally triggers the sound of disco, the hoovering of cocaine, and the bustle of urban life. “A Most Violent Year” remains intimate, detailing psychological unraveling and encroaching paranoia, keeping in step with Chandor’s developing filmmaking interests. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com