A Most Violent Year is not the next great mob movie it’s been advertised as; it’s a thoughtful character drama with a solid cast – no more, no less.
A Most Violent Year takes a look at the struggles of Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac), an ambitious and hard-working immigrant who is trying to build a successful sanitation business during the winter of 1981 – one of the most violent times in the history of NYC. Just as Abel is about to close on a property that will exponentially increase both his business and fortune, he finds the ground under him suddenly falling away.
A group of hijackers starts targeting his trucks; rival crews are muscling his salesmen; the FBI …
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