Synopsis
Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.
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Cast
- Michael KeatonKenneth Feinberg
- Amy RyanCamille Biros
- Stanley TucciCharles Wolf
- Tate DonovanLee Quinn
- Shunori RamanathanPriya Khundi
- Talia BalsamDede Feinberg
- Laura BenantiKaren Donato
- Chris TardioFrank Donato
- Ato Blankson-WoodDarryl Barnes
- Carolyn MigniniGloria Toms
Recommendations
- 91
IndieWire
While Worth is most literally concerned with a stupefying question — what is a life worth? — it’s more precisely about the price of calculating such a wrenching ask. - 80
The Guardian
It’s all so human and messy and it’s refreshing to see a director that doesn’t shy away from such complexity with Colangelo crafting a film that’s every bit as nuanced as the subject at hand. - 80
Slashfilm
By humanizing the events of such a huge tragedy, Sara Colangelo shines a light on both the victims and the forgotten bystanders who were left behind, opening that closed-off compartment once more and bringing those folks back to the forefront. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
There are enough diverse personalities in this unexpected film to generate a degree of interest in a subject few have probably ever thought about. - 70
Vanity Fair
Colangelo grapples with all that is unfixed in this story with wise consideration. Worth finds its ultimate value in accepting what the film, and we, cannot ever determine for certain. - 60
Screen Daily
Proficiently directed by Sara Colangelo (The Kindergarten Teacher), well-acted by Keaton and co-star Amy Ryan as Feinberg’s deputy Camille Biros, and made with the respect and reverence that its subject deserves, Worth nevertheless remains a bit too stolid and too on-the-nose. - 60
The Observer (UK)
Though this stolid drama, based on a true case, begins as a procedural, about systems, processes and deadlines, it is most absorbing when it zeroes in on one man’s moral arc. - 58
The Film Stage
Colangelo is a strong director of actors, but Borenstein’s script lets her down a bit.
