Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Latest
    • Thank You
    • 4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)
    • 3999. The Pianist (2002)
    • 3998. Philadelphia (1993)
    • 3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    • 3996. The Green Mile (1999)
    • 3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    • 3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Home
    • Blog
      • All Posts
      • Best Of The Year
        • Best Of 2015
        • Best Of 2016
        • Best Of 2017
        • Best Of 2018
        • Best Of 2019
        • Best Of 2020
        • Best Of 2021
        • Best Of 2022
      • The Decade In Review
      • Box Office Analysis
      • James Bond
      • Oscars
      • RANKED
      • Star Wars
      • The Big Questions
      • Top 10
      • World Cinema
    • Ratings
      • Top 250
      • Top 100 Foreign Films
      • Bottom 50
      • 0 – 1.9
      • 2 – 3.9
      • 4 – 5.9
      • 6 – 7.9
      • 8 – 10
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Anthology
      • Animation
      • Christmas
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Documentary
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Film-Noir
      • History
      • Horror
      • Kids’
      • Musical
      • Psychological
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
      • Short
      • Silent
      • Sport
      • Superhero
      • Survival
      • Thriller
      • Western
    • Release Year
      • 2020s
      • 2010s
      • 2000s
      • 1990s
      • 1980s
      • 1970s
      • 1960s
      • 1950s
      • 1940s
      • 1930s
      • 1920s
    • Country
      • Afghanistan
      • Argentina
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Brazil
      • Cambodia
      • Canada
      • Chile
      • China
      • Colombia
      • Costa Rica
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • East Timor
      • Faroe Islands
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Georgia
      • Greece
      • Hong Kong
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Japan
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Mexico
      • New Zealand
      • Nigeria
      • North Korea
      • Norway
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Poland
      • Romania
      • Russia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • South Africa
      • Soviet Union
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • Uganda
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Uruguay
      • Vietnam
      • Zambia
    • About
    The Mad Movie Man
    You are at:Home»Review»3474. Worth (2021)

    3474. Worth (2021)

    0
    By The Mad Movie Man on September 9, 2021 110-119 mins, 2021, 6 - 7.9, Drama, Movies Of 2021, Review, Sep 21, United States
    7.9 Very thought-provoking
    • Acting 7.9
    • Directing 7.9
    • Story 8.0
    • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0

    Starring: Michael Keaton, Amy Ryan, Stanley Tucci

    Director: Sara Colangelo

    Running Time: 118 mins


    Worth is an American film about a lawyer who is tasked with determining the financial payouts after the 9/11 attacks, as he navigates the difficult dilemma between political and economic reality and the impossibility of putting a dollar figure on a lost human life.

    By no means the easiest subject to take on, Worth proves a genuinely enthralling, grounded and sensitive take on one of the harshest effects of the 9/11 attacks, complete with captivating performances and powerfully thought-provoking drama throughout.

    There’s a lot that makes Worth very much worth your time, but what’s most impressive about the film is the way in which it straddles the boundary between pragmatic, level-headed drama and a highly emotional, potentially melodramatic affair.

    Now, it’s fair to say that there are moments in this film which go a little over the top in trying to tug at your heartstrings, with some of the encounters between the lawyer (Michael Keaton) and the leader of the victims’ group (Stanley Tucci) occasionally boiling over into more of a melodrama than the measured affair which really makes this film work.

    That being said, the moments of melodrama are also a recognition of the role emotion plays in what is in truth a very cold decision-making process. Keaton’s character, in trying to distance himself from that emotional effect, attempts to divide the funds for the victims in as ‘fair’ a way as possible, with functions and algorithms using equal criteria to determine how much money the victims’ families should receive in compensation.

    Of course, this strategy amounts to exactly the thing that seems so impossible to determine – putting a dollar figure on a lost human life. And as such, the political and economic reality that is pushing Keaton’s character to carry out his work in such a way comes into a dramatic conflict with his and his colleagues’ moral and emotional perspectives.

    In Hollywood, moral and emotions almost always win out without any debate, but Worth does an impressive job at holding back from that for as long as it can, and giving a far more realistic and level-headed portrayal of the real pressures that Keaton’s character is under, without the ability to simply declare what the objective ‘moral’ solution is.

    In all, Worth is a thoroughly captivating watch because it keeps its feet on the ground and pulls you back and forth between what the ‘right’ way to resolve this dilemma between reality and emotions is.

    Complete with captivating performances and a measured screenplay throughout, the film is an enthralling and thought-provoking watch from start to finish, so that’s why I’m giving Worth a 7.9 overall.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    The Mad Movie Man, AKA Anthony Cullen, writes articles and reviews about movies and the world of cinema. From January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2022, he watched and reviewed a movie every day. This is the blog dedicated to the project: www.madmovieman.com

    Related Posts

    8.2

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    Follow Me Online!
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Tumblr
    New Releases
    8.2
    December 25, 2022

    3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

    5.6
    December 10, 2022

    3969. Falling For Christmas (2022)

    6.9
    December 4, 2022

    3956. The People We Hate At The Wedding (2022)

    5.4
    December 3, 2022

    3954. Disenchanted (2022)

    7.4
    December 3, 2022

    3953. Meet Cute (2022)

    7.6
    November 23, 2022

    3934. Do Revenge (2022)

    7.0
    November 18, 2022

    3929. The Wonder (2022)

    6.7
    November 13, 2022

    3924. See How They Run (2022)

    Recommended Movies
    8.0
    Review
    December 29, 20190

    2798. A Ghost Story (2017)

    8.1
    Review
    November 21, 20190

    2758. Jojo Rabbit (2019)

    8.0
    Review
    February 25, 20150

    869. The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie (2004)

    8.3
    Review
    January 4, 20140

    405. Apocalypse Now (1979)

    8.5
    Review
    December 31, 20130

    400. Gone With The Wind (1939)

    Popular Posts
    December 31, 2022

    Thank You

    8.2
    December 31, 2022

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8
    December 30, 2022

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2
    December 29, 2022

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    7.5
    December 28, 2022

    3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

    9.1
    December 27, 2022

    3996. The Green Mile (1999)

    7.6
    December 26, 2022

    3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    © 2023 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.