Review of A Most Violent Year (2014) by Netflic — 10 Jan 2015

One expects a lot of blood from a movie with such a name. Well, there is some, but definitely not that much. It is a crime drama with a lot of class but, in my opinion, not enough bang. The protagonist of the movie, Abel Morales , runs heating oil business in NYC in the 80's. It's a very competitive trade with a lot of violence. Abel is a very ambitious person trying to become a man that he could not be in his native country. His wife is a daughter of a mafioso but Abel rejects a violent approach to conducting his business even at extremely challenging times. This movie is about what it takes to stay in a competitive business, it's about pride, corruption, pursuing one's dream but most of all, it's about NYC in the 80's.

All aspects of movie making are done very professionally. If it were a different genre I would give the film a bit higher rating.