JC Chandor creates a gritty 1981 New York City, with a brooding atmosphere of crime and violence. Alex Ebert's score with a very prominent flute darkly colors each scene contributing immensely to this effect. Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain act with an intensity to match the period. Isaac plays a businessman whose business is under attack, putting a big contract at risk. He must protect his business and his family, though Chastain, as his wife, holds her own. The real genius of this movie is Chandor's screenplay. The only way to describe it is a slow burn. The story trudges along slowly, but it is never boring. Every scene is quite deliberate and intriguing. The pace only enhances the suspense and intensity.
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