Review of 99 Homes (2015) by Ydnar4 — 22 Jan 2016
99 Homes is certainly a well acted film. Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon are both excellent and the film is really raw. You can see their characters existing in the real world. Garfield's character is not as good as I hoped, he is almost embarrassingly naïve and although his family is a fairly key part in the film their relationship is a little downplayed.
He can almost be nearly as evil as Michael Shannon at points so there is a big gap in the film where he is borderline unlikeable. Michael Shannon is the man to watch though and he gives the type of performance that we have come to expect from him.
He is a symbol of American greed and he embraces it. He has no empathy which even makes him a little scary. 99 Homes is partially horrifying and at times heartbreaking despite the ending being a bit of a disappointment.
This review of 99 Homes (2015) was written by Ydnar4 on 22 Jan 2016.
99 Homes has generally received positive reviews.
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