Margin Call (2011) - Senior Partners Emergency Meeting [HD 1080p] (Re-Upload / Audio Fixed)

The number of times i've watched this scene is unhealthy.

“You’re speaking with me Mr Sullivan” Polite, cool, vicious, authoritative. What a masterclass in portraying corporate leaders from Jeremy Irons.

"It wasn't brains that got me here, I assure you of that" is simultaneously very disarming but also very intimidating. What a line and delivery.

I served in the military for almost 20 years. The way Jeremy Irons runs this meeting is exactly how senior officers run these type of meetings. Every detail even when he asks what is going on and asking for advice. Even the part when he says your talking to me. Such a well put together scene. Great movie.

the extras got paid to sit in a room and watch Jeremy Irons perform. bravo.

You guys need to watch this as a triology! 1. Margin Call: The Bank Side 2. The Big Short: Investors side 3. Too big to Fail: The govt side.

That so many veteran actors agreed to do this film for almost free, is incredible. They donated their work to charity, effectively. The budget for this film was just $3.5M, but it still had Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci, Zachary Quinto (who had already played Spock), Simon Baker, Kevin Spacey (before he was disgraced), etc.

3:35 When he reminds the analyst he is the real boss and checks both senior managers with a defiant look is truly a boss moment. Well done.

Here's the result of having virtually no cost on locations, sets, special effects or costumes. You get to hire at least four A-list actors and create incredible scenes like this.

“It wasn’t Brains that got me here, I assure you of that” man what an intimidating sentence.

"It's done" Carmelo's acting is phenomenal!

I love how Seth is pretty much just along for the ride this entire movie 😂

Can we take a moment to truly appreciate how majestic these actors are? The whole movie? No soundtrack to underpin tensions and emotions. Only great actors and spectacular dialogues.

Love how Jeremey Irons goes to the youngest person in the room, to get an answer that is less "dressed". I've been in meetings, and seen this done. Its very real.

Tuld, what an incredible character. You can spot small things like when Sullivan replies 'Sort of' and he repeats it, you can tell that vague answer slightly aggravated him. This is a man who deals in absolutes and expects complete clarity when being spoken to. When Sullivan also says the music is slowing and he later says 'I don't hear a thing', hes playing the game steps ahead of everyone

My favorite part is when Carmelo says “It’s done”. That confidence and that assurance to the boss is probably why the boss asks him to find Eric Dale cause he knows Carmelo will deliver.

The smile on Irons' face after he says, "it wasn't brains that got me here, I can assure you of that" is perfect. It's a very tricky smile. Whoever put this cast together is a genius.

The acting in this film is the gold standard

I want to point out 2 things in the dynamics here: Sam is the only one in the room challenging the CEO and using Tuld's first name. This tells a lot about his standing and also about their relationship. The exchange is excellent: At first it is "Mr. Tuld", "Mr. Sullivan", "Mr. Rogers", "Ms. Robertson", with only Tuld using "Jared", "Sam", "Ramesh", in contrast to Sam who speaks up and just says "But John..."; and then "I understand." - "Do you?" - DO YOU!!??". Compare this with the other people keeping their heads down, not wanting to be in the line of fire. Secondly, Sam is the only one in the room dressed in an old school way. Look at his type of suit. The fit is different from modern suits, his got stripes, his shirt got stripes; his younger opponent has the cookie-cutter modern corporate ladder outfit. Whoever put this together clearly knows such meetings really well and how "high finance" personalities carry themselves and what the dynamics can be between them.

The way Tuld makes Sullivan relax by comparing himself to a small child or golden retriever is genius..