Review of 99 Homes (2015) by Jeffrey M — 21 May 2016

Intelligent, powerfully executed, maturely conceived and unbelievably poignant-99 Homes is an uncommon film. Set against the 2008 housing market downturn, 99 Homes follows a young father in his attempts to hold on to his economically struggling family having lost his home in foreclosure.

His foreclosure was one microcosm of an entire housing meltdown of the time-with an integral playing a ruthless real estate magnet-Rich Carver. He sons began working with Carver and must confront both the economic realities of the period, what it takes to survive- and the no holds barred mindset that just might lift him out of it-but at what cost? It's a film that builds slowly, but to immense effect-and proves to be incredibly intelligent, a family drama meets Wall Street meets the Big Short.