Weekend Film Reviews
99 Homes
99 Homes is a relatively small, tough-minded drama about pitiless people doing unprincipled things. And it turns out to be one of the most interesting, elegantly crafted and improbably entertaining films to come along in quite a while.
By Joe Morgenstern • • 3m Listen99 Homes features a pair of flawlessly frightening performances by Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon; a virtuoso director you may not have heard of, Ramin Bahrani, and all of it devoted to the story of a decent man who strikes a Faustian bargain during the foreclosure crisis half a decade ago.
Photo: Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield in 99 Homes