Your first feature is a dialogue-heavy, plot-driven ensemble piece. It gets you an Oscar nomination. What do you for for your second? If you're J.C. Chandor, you make a mostly-wordless, mostly-plotless one-man-show. Sophomore risks are common among up-and-coming filmmakers, but few pay off like Chandor's seems to have, as the responses from critics at Cannes have been exceptional.
John Bleasdale has nothing but praise for Chandor and his leading man, Robert Redford, in his five-star review in CineVue. An A- review from Eric Kohn at IndieWire, noting the film's awards potential. And Tim Grierson is also impressed in Screen Daily. Twitter reactions from Scott Foundas and Sasha Stone follow suit.
Great news.
ReplyDeleteMargin Call was great first feature from Chandor. And Kevin Spacey's standout performance in all cast ensemble was overshadowed by Chandor's binary achievement.
So pleased when it got an Oscar nomination. Definitely looking forward to this. It sounds great.
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