Triple Frontier Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

1. It's J.C. Chandor's Weakest Film To Date (By Far)

Triple Frontier is Chandor's fourth movie to date, and sadly it's his worst by a pretty decisive margin.

The director's 2011 debut Margin Call had a far tighter, Oscar-nominated script, his follow-up All Is Lost was a fantastic one-man show for Robert Redford, and his previous film, A Most Violent Year, soared even higher as his best offering to date.

Though it'd be unreasonable to expect Chandor's hot streak to continue in perpetuity, this overall just feels sloppier and less meticulous than his previous works, perhaps as a result of its gruelling, 8-year development history.

It's certainly not a bad addition to the director's filmography, but given the sure-handedness of his previous works, you'd be forgiven for expecting a little more from him here.

With these criticisms accepted, though, here's what really works in Chandor's film...