FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Michael Ledo This is an intense drama set in 2010 Orlando during the housing crash. Rick Carver (Michael Shannon) is a real estate agent who makes his living on foreclosed properties. Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) is an unemployed construction worker who meets Rick Carver under the worse circumstances. He hates Rick Carver as he moves his son (Noah Lomax ) and mom (Laura Dern) out of their family home into a low rent motel filled with displaced families.Through a series of events, Dennis ends up working for Rick Carver, becoming the man he hates, doing a job he hates in economic times that makes a person question integrity. Dennis performs tasks that are outright illegal, jilting Fanny Mae and the taxpayers all in an effort to recover his home.The film is hard hitting as you feel the intensity, for better or worse, of people getting evicted from their homes. The film also questions government polices and bank policies but offers no solutions as the results opens itself up for easy graft.Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

nadinesalakovv I don't like Andrew Garfield as a person due to seeing the videos on YouTube of how negatively he reacts towards the Paparazzi, but as an actor he is excellent at his job and manages to make his character in this movie likable.Michael Shannon is also great in his role, even though his character is making a living doing wrong things there is still something likable about him.Laura Dern gives a fantastic performance as Garfield's mother, even the little boy who plays the son/grandson does a good job with his small role, the casting director made a great choice overall.A lot of things can be learned by watching 99 Homes, one imperative thing being is to always pay your bills and don't get yourself into debt, always get in contact with your lawyers because evicted tenants still have rights and options. These people listened to these evictors and did not contact their lawyers which got them sinking deeper and deeper into quicksand.The main male lead played by Garfield had other options, but he wanted to make quick cash which got him nowhere.To sum this movie up in 3 words - it's a drama flick about greed, dishonesty, and desperation.

jerrycoliver I thought the movie was put together really well, and the one thing you want a movie to do is keep you interested, and it does that all the way through.The down side, the last shot of the film was weak. The whole last scene was a little bit of a let down actually. Honestly, I didn't hate Karver the entire movie until he tried to get the paperwork changed. And to think a deal that big would be a bust because of one home is not realistic. There's a lot of unrealistic stuff, but it's a movie so it doesn't really matter.Casting Andrew Garfield as a day laborer, is pretty silly. He didn't even have a tan and stood among the other actors who really fit the profile.Overall I think it's a great movie to watch once and I would recommend it.

Veteransson '99 Homes' is directed and co-written by Ramin Bahrani, who so far mainly made low-budget indie movies with a relatively unknown cast. These movies never got into the mainstream spotlight, despite overall good reviews. This time, with Hollywood stars Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield and Laura Dern added to the cast, Bahrani finally received his well-deserved attention. The movie even got a Golden Globe nomination for Michael Shannon's terrific performance.The story follows Andrew Garfield's character, Dennis Nash, who lives together with his mother (Laura Dern) and son (Noah Lomax) outside of Orlando. The movie takes place in 2010, in the aftermath of the mortgage and international financial crisis. Dennis works as a roofer but jobs are scarce and he fails at paying off his loans. This results in realtor Rick Carver (Michael Shannon) knocking at the Nash family's door, evicting them from their family home. Both Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield steal the show in this one. Garfield is a British actor but is very credible in delivering an Orlando accent. He gives his character certain mimics and tics that make him feel real and credible as an uneducated roof worker. Michael Shannon shines at being an asshole, he's an unlikeable asshole realtor but somehow, I found myself rooting for him at times. Shannon seems to be in control of every muscle he uses to express himself and gives one of his best performances. The American housing crisis affected lots of families, which is shown in the movie. The tragedy these evicted families went through is depicted realistically with focus on the emotional toll this sudden change of environment had on the people. Thankfully, this drama was not captured for the sake of the drama, as you often see in Hollywood movies. The best part of the movie was the contrast of these poor families with the predator Rick Carver. He feeds off the situation in morally and legally questionable ways, but isn't a two-dimensional antagonist. He explains why he does what he does and even though you might still not agree with him, at least you understand his motivation. He's not just an asshole for the fun of it or to make the protagonist's life more difficult. The screenplay of '99 Homes' unfortunately stops this movie from being great. The start is promising, after his eviction, Dennis Nash desperately wants his home back and basically sells his soul to the devil when he starts working for the realtor who kicked him out of his own home. But after this, every beat of the movie became predictable. The story did exactly what you'd think it would do and forgot to surprise. It more or less surprised me once however at the end of the second act, but only because it contradicted the ultimate desire of the protagonist. I thought this particular choice in the story was a cheap way of making some drama. The ending, the final climax was again predictable and unsatisfying.'99 Homes' is still a good movie, with great acting and an intriguing plot. The drama depicted in this movie is handled with care and respect to those who have lost their homes. Unfortunately, the screenplay was a little too easy, too convenient and therefore predictable. It never surprised in a good way.