Wow. Very sobering. Okay, the dealio on this blog is to find movies you might not otherwise hear of due to independent fillm makers, unknown actors, foreign, etc. Occassionally I have to get one that features US hitters like Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, etc. I took a chance on this and wow.
It was good from a variety of perspectives but it is not an upliftng film. It was sobering. Affleck, Jones, and others are let go from a company that is losing business and looking to make itself attractive enough for a buyout. In the effort, Craig T. Nelson's character (the CEO) needs to keep the revenue stream while cutting expenses so that stock value rises. To do this, he cuts the payroll.
Suddenly men who had been with the company 10-30 years are out of work. Hit hard are the 50 year old plus dudes who are pretty much unemployable at this stage. What I appreciated most was the character changes that Affleck goes through as evidenced by his interaction with his brother-in-law Costner. What I also really appreciated was that this film stayed true to following the characters: IT DID NOT OVER VILLIFY "CORPORATE AMERICA." I so appreciated that.
This is a good movie and I recommend it. Good acting, directing, script, and cinematography.
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