Fair Play (2023)
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An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.
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... Emily
... Luke
... Campbell
... Paul
... Rory
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**Fair Play continues to crank the tension higher and higher, with paranoia, fear, and betrayal exploding in a stressful and well-done finale.**
I saw Fair Play at Sundance 2023 in a crowd of cinema enthusiasts, making the theater experience electric and engaging! While Fair Play isn't my typical movie taste, it was exceptionally well done, with tension and stress building consistently from start to finish and exploding into all-out insanity and paranoia in the film's final act. My heart was pounding as the selfishness and jealousy of these characters devolved into pure hatred and disdain. Once the credits rolled, I finally felt like I could breathe for the first time in an hour! Domont did so much with so little, mastering suspense and keeping the audience on edge. With such arrogant and self-centered characters, it is hard to "enjoy" the film, but the craft and skill are undeniable, and it's no surprise why it was so well received at Sundance and scooped up so quickly by Netflix.
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Fair Play
**Fair Play continues to crank the tension higher and higher, with paranoia, fear, and betrayal exploding in a stressful and well-done finale.**
I saw Fair Play at Sundance 2023 in a crowd of cinema enthusiasts, making the theater experience electric and engaging! While Fair Play isn't my typical movie taste, it was exceptionally well done, with tension and stress building consistently from start to finish and exploding into all-out insanity and paranoia in the film's final act. My heart was pounding as the selfishness and jealousy of these characters devolved into pure hatred and disdain. Once the credits rolled, I finally felt like I could breathe for the first time in an hour! Domont did so much with so little, mastering suspense and keeping the audience on edge. With such arrogant and self-centered characters, it is hard to "enjoy" the film, but the craft and skill are undeniable, and it's no surprise why it was so well received at Sundance and scooped up so quickly by Netflix.
It’s amazing how one film can be predictable, implausible and preposterous all at the same time, but writer-director Chloe Domont’s debut feature manages to pull off this trifecta of lamentable attributes with remarkable ease. This alleged psychological thriller goes from bad to worse as its plot hole-filled story degenerates from a boring, clandestine office romance into an over-the-top envy-driven battle of egos when one partner unexpectedly gets promoted over the other at a prestigious Wall Street firm. The way in which this unfolds, though, is largely laughable, despite an underlying message that has some noteworthy merit (even if it’s a bit trite in this day and age). The picture might be more worth watching if the two protagonists (Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich) weren’t so inherently deplorable and portrayed with some of the hammiest on-screen acting I’ve seen in a long time. This is all made worse by one of the most awful scripts I’ve come across in a while, with almost as much tawdry, needlessly foul language since “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013). Put these qualities together and you’ve got an absolute work of utter trash that makes the prime time soap operas of the 1980s look like epic storytelling. Indeed, as far as how this one plays, all I can say is “No fair.”
Cast & Crew of
Fair Play
Cast
... Emily
... Luke
... Campbell
... Paul
... Rory
... Arjun
... Jeremie
... Dax
... Quinn
... Derek
... Emily's Mother
... Robert Bynes
... Connie
... Theo
... Uncle J
... Mrs. Meyers
... Noah Analyst #1
... Harris Analyst #2
... Ken Oak
... Russian Translator
... Relative #1
... Relative #2
... Emily's Aunt
... Guest Speaker
... Crest Capital Analyst #3
... Crest Capital Analyst #4
... Crest Capital Analyst #5
... Crest Capital Analyst #6
... Crest Capital Analyst #7
... Crest Capital Analyst #8
... Crest Capital Analyst #9
... Crest Capital Office Secretary
... Russian Client
... Human Resources #1
... Human Resources #2
Crew
... Casting
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Producer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Location Scout
... Production Design
... Producer
... Third Assistant Director
... Stunt Coordinator
... Director
... Executive Producer
... Writer
... Editor
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Additional Editor
... Second Assistant Camera
... Sound Effects Editor
... Original Music Composer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Still Photographer
... Sound Designer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Foley Artist
... Location Manager
... Digital Intermediate Colorist
... Makeup Department Head
... Sound Designer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Assistant Editor
... Producer
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Casting
... Music Supervisor
... Steadicam Operator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Musician
... VFX Artist
... Casting
... First Assistant Director
... Steadicam Operator
... First Assistant Director
... Still Photographer
... Additional Second Assistant Director
... Art Direction
... "A" Camera Operator
... First Assistant Camera
... Producer
... Set Decoration
... Production Accountant
... Lighting Technician
... Executive Producer
... Costume Supervisor
... Colorist
... Stunt Driver
... Focus Puller
... Key Grip
... Transportation Coordinator
... Costume Design
... Production Assistant
... Casting Associate
... Gaffer
... Dolly Grip
... Second Assistant "C" Camera
... Art Direction
... Script Supervisor
... Makeup Department Head
... Stunt Double
... Set Dresser
... Second Unit Director
... Set Designer
... Best Boy Grip
... Lighting Technician
... Grip
... Video Assist Operator
... Second Assistant "A" Camera
... Script Supervisor
... Assistant Editor
... Location Manager
... Set Dresser
... Costumer
... Location Manager
... Video Assist Operator
... Digital Imaging Technician
... Video Assist Operator
... Second Assistant Camera
... Second Assistant Director
... Assistant Editor
... Colorist
... Dailies Operator
... Assistant Location Manager
... Post Production Coordinator
... Set Costumer
... Production Sound Mixer
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Stunts
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