Review of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) by Robert B — 24 Jul 2009

Very powerful look at the downside of unregulated capitalism ( the motto buyer beware) which as just as powerful as unchecked government. Governments unchecked have the power to tax uncontrollably and unregulated corporations have the power to charge without accountability.

Both have the power to destroy people's lives, which as the film illustrates the people of California found out first hand as Enron brought it's crushing corporate power to bare and blacked out the state for almost 2 years, brought down a Governor.

I remember this well at the time as Right Wing radio mouth pieces like Limbaugh were blaming the environmentalists for the power problem. Once it was proven that it was one of the"free trade" cheerleaders Enron gaming the newly de-regulated electricity grid, they quickly went onto blaming "liberals" for some other transgrievance.

It also shows how corporate $$$ buys off safeguards like lawyers, accoutants and buys a company insurance by influencing government as exampled by the long Ken Lay- Bush Family relationship. If you've never seen this film, you should, as Enron was just the tip of the iceberg compared to the current Wallstreet financial mess and shows that people in all the powerful places haven't learned a damn thing.