Review of Freakonomics (2010) by Panta O — 27 Mar 2011

I will say... read the book first! This is not a bad viewing but at moments it's lacking a continuum... Yes, in Freakonomics Alex Gibney delivers visually appealing documentary looking deeper into the decaying Sumo wrestling and exposing violent truths about this ancient and revered sport.

.. Morgan Spurlock offers interesting and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names... Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing balance levity and candour with their eye-opening profile of underachieving kids incentivized to learn with cold hard cash.

.. and finally, Eugene Jarecki investigates an unsettling theory to explain why crime rates dramatically dropped in the early '90s while Seth Gordon weaves the pieces together with brisk interludes.

.. WITHOUT MANAGING TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY AS A REAL SINGLE FILM! It was just a collection of short stories... somehow like 60 minutes! Good stories, though!