Review of Inside Job (2010) by Martin I — 16 Nov 2011
One of many recent wake-up call documentaries (Countdown to Zero, Collapse, An Inconvenient Truth), Inside Job takes a well researched and calm look at the economic crisis.
Charles Ferguson presents us with many facts, including political and capitalist jargon, but doesn't hold back or feel the need to water anything down. What we then get is an informative and engrossing look at personal and capitalist greed that stimulates both understanding and anger in equal measure.
Unlike Michael Moore often heavy-handed attack style, Ferguson calmly goes about drawing out those at the centre of the meltdown on Wall Street. Typified by Matt Damon's narration, the deconstruction of the crisis is poised, calm and methodical as Ferguson shows us how everything happen, why it happened and why we should all be anger about it.
Some may be terrified or intimidated by this film, but there hasn't been a more important documentary for years.
This review of Inside Job (2010) was written by Martin I on 16 Nov 2011.
Inside Job has generally received very positive reviews.
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