The Method
Grade: B-

This 2005 Spanish film by director Marcelo Piñeyro starts off as a biting satire of corporate greed and then inexplicably morphs into a screwball comedy that isn’t particularly funny. While an anti-globalization protest rages in the streets of Madrid, five men and two women match wits in a series of mind games that determine who gets a job.
The acting is solid, and the crafty cinematography makes the most of the drab office setting. It’s a shame that Piñeyro abandons the menacing tone of the first hour for a silly and heavy-handed conclusion.