I have to admit that midway through I was wondering why Chandor chose this story to tell but, in the end, I enjoyed this well crafted, well acted film about a man desperately trying to live on the up and up in the crooked world.

Interesting that Javier Bardem was originally the lead. I think his presence alone would have made it feel very different. I think having Oscar Isaac instead might have been better.

It's a good movie but one of those films that I think will be quickly forgotten. JC Chandor said his wife described his style as, "Taking boring subjects and making them somewhat interesting" which is pretty harsh but fairly true in this case.