The Employer

I've seen this film twice: first at the Illinois International Film Festival, where it won Best Thriller, and again at the Los Angeles Film Awards, where it won several awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Malcolm McDowell) and the Audience Choice Award. This movie deserves the accolades, it's a well-made film with a smart script and a lot of cool plot twists. It's not a big budget film, but they made the most of what they had. The performances are all really great, especially Malcolm McDowell as the title character. He has a way of being funny and scary at the same time. In the first half of the film, he appears mostly in flashbacks, but near the end, he takes over the narrative and really owns it. The Horror News Network gave this film a five star review and called McDowell's character "the most sociopathic Human Relations director the corporate world has ever seen." That's right on the money. If his character Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" had lived another forty years and climbed his way up the corporate ladder, he'd be The Employer.

This film is well written, cast, directed, and acted. A finely written story brings explosive characters together, which results in a very entertaining experience for the viewer.