Nadine Salakov The Trivia says this movie is based on a true story, it is heartbreaking that greedy people would exploit people who have financial troubles.The performances are very emotional and natural, the pacing is perfect, 99 Homes story line doesn't really go anywhere but it is still interesting to watch and has you wondering what "Nash" (Andrew Garfield) is going to do next. We find out a lot later on in the movie that him working for that corrupt so-called businessman "Carver" (Michael Shannon) was all done in vain due to "Nash's" mother and son walking out on him and not being interested in the new flashy house that "Nash" brought them.The film tries to get viewers to have sympathy for "Nash" and up to a point we should sympathise with him, but the sympathy should stop as soon as "Nash" starts working for "Carver" and on top of that "Nash" lies to his mother "Lynn" (Laura Dern) and she has to find out what he's doing via a massive shouting match between "Nash" and another guy that "Nash" evicted.It is good that the corrupt businessman got exposed, but all that "Nash" had to do was go back to court and see the judge as soon as possible with his lawyer and once they find out that the judge did not sign the papers of them having to vacate their home that soon, then the corrupt businessman would have been exposed, in the film he got exposed when someone nearly got shot, all that heartache and anger could have been prevented had one of the many victims of "Carver" followed up the issue with their lawyer and saw a judge.99 Homes is worth watching, once at least, there's no glamour (except for a flashy party scene) it's all very down to earth.We see that "Nash" is trying at first to find honest work and he just can't find any, well that is still no excuse to go into the world of corruption and thievery. We see that "Nash" doesn't feel right about working for "Carver" at times, but he ignores his conscience. Bottom line he should have listened to his conscience, him getting in deeper working for "Carver" resulted in "Nash" losing his mother and son (possible temporarily) and ending up in jail."Nash" had other choices, he could have temporarily gone on welfare (due to him being a single father) while still looking for work and if he'd have gone to see his lawyer they would have got their house back.They also had the other option of staying with the mother's brother in Florida or wherever it was, but "Nash" didn't want to uproot the child. They had plenty of options to do the right thing, but "Nash" did the wrong thing while withholding important information from his family. Also getting money quick brings greed out in some people and "Nash" ends up becoming just like "Carver", they both have to look over their shoulders everyday as well as kicking people out of their homes unjustly. One of the most emotional scenes is when "Nash" kindly tells a family to move their belongs to the kerb (kicking them to the kerb, it doesn't get anymore humiliating than that.)It all started from debt, we find out "Nash" borrowed money from the bank to buy expensive tools so he could work, hence him paying the bank back every month, hence missing payments on the rent/or mortgage. Getting into debt is never a good idea, "Nash" could have rented tools until he could afford to buy them without getting into debt, it doesn't seem that his mother's job brought in a lot of money either.We see "Nash" make one bad choice after another. Watching this movie will hopefully have you being grateful that you have a home and no financial troubles.

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.

Wade Ward There are just too many factual errors. The sheriffs in Florida do not have uniforms like the ones shown. A concealed carry permit is issued by the state after application, not like what was shown in the movie. People who were being foreclosed on had a lot of time to live in their homes. Many did it for years after they stopped paying. Only extremely foolish people could have been caught in the predicament shown here. And as for Nash's final come to Jesus moment, it was too late. After shooting at the police, that guy was facing mandatory prison time. He'd lose the house anyway because prison pay won't take care of the mortgage. And after Nash started making money, he'd have been able to move out of the motel. I was not able to suspend reality to the extent needed to really enjoy this film. It was more of a fantasy than a drama. They may as well have included a snow storm in Orlando.

secondtake 99 Homes (2014)Central Florida as a hotspot for real estate scams, of course! With house prices soaring and then diving, there are those scum who profit from other people's loss, taking advantage of both their vulnerability and the government's loopholes.Michael Shannon as Rick Carver is wonderfully cast. A more intense "bad guy" would have been a caricature, and someone less bad would have left the movie flat. Shannon plays it down the middle, quick and no nonsense. It's business to him, after all, with only a slight bending of the rules that turns into not so slight paybacks.Andrew Garfield is a reasonable second man, and actually the main character. He gets swept into the scheme because, at first, he is the victim of one and needs to keep his family afloat. It's all too believable. The writing is stiff sometimes, and there are some small turns in the plot that are either confusing to the uninitiated or are just a bit off what you might think is likely. So hold your breath and keep going. The end is not a surprise (sadly), since the foreshadowing is obvious, but it still makes it round up with a bang. Mostly it's enjoyable for putting you there. And feeling the anxiety.