Review of A Most Violent Year (2014) by Kaystaal — 07 Feb 2015

A painfully disappointing movie. Jessica Chastain is the singular virtue of this film. The lead male character, whose moral calculations drive the plot, is neither charismatic, nor convincingly noble. I never rooted for him; I never cared. I kept waiting for the movie to "start." After an hour, I began to figure out that the slow, heavy nothingness of the plot was actually the movie. This is as close as I've ever seen to a movie where nothing happens. Imagine your favorite gangster movie, then take out all the funny and interesting parts. That's "A Most Violent Year." There is simply nothing here to care about.

I went with a friend who really wanted to see the movie and asked me to go with him. When it was over, he turned to me and said, "I'm really sorry.