A Most Violent Year - Good but no cigar !!

Much better than the standard gangster flick implied by the title

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Jessica Chastain in A Most Violent Year (2014)

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J.C. Chandor

In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city&apos;s history.

A Most Violent Year

neo-gangster movie

It&apos;s 1981 NYC. Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) owns a fuel delivery company that was purchased from his wife Anna (Jessica Chastain)&apos;s father. He&apos;s trying to close a deal to buy a fuel terminal. He tries to do things the most right way but it&apos;s struggle in a corrupt industry. Somebody keeps hijacking his fuel trucks and driver Julian (Elyes Gabel) is severely injured. D.A. Lawrence (David Oyelowo) doesn&apos;t care. He&apos;s tasked with cleaning up the industry and has set his sights on Abel. He is charging Abel mostly due to Anna&apos;s corrupt father. Abel has to scramble to get the money for the terminal before he loses his deposit.

I love the fact that this is a gangster except Abel is desperately trying not to be a gangster. Also fuel oil delivery is not the usual backdrop but it works. Oscar Isaac does an amazing job. Some may find the lack of action problematic although there is one great car chase scene. I find the concentration on business really fascinating. His need to raise capital is quite intense. It&apos;s a different kind of action. It all works.

In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city&apos;s history.


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It's 1981 NYC. Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) owns a fuel delivery company that was purchased from his wife Anna (Jessica Chastain)'s father. He's trying to close a deal to buy a fuel terminal. He tries to do things the most right way but it's struggle in a corrupt industry. Somebody keeps hijacking his fuel trucks and driver Julian (Elyes Gabel) is severely injured. D.A. Lawrence (David Oyelowo) doesn't care. He's tasked with cleaning up the industry and has set his sights on Abel. He is charging Abel mostly due to Anna's corrupt father. Abel has to scramble to get the money for the terminal before he loses his deposit.

I love the fact that this is a gangster except Abel is desperately trying not to be a gangster. Also fuel oil delivery is not the usual backdrop but it works. Oscar Isaac does an amazing job. Some may find the lack of action problematic although there is one great car chase scene. I find the concentration on business really fascinating. His need to raise capital is quite intense. It's a different kind of action. It all works.

In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.

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