Review of The Big Short (2015) by Lamontraymond — 12 Dec 2015

It's a good solid market meltdown flick, but not nearly as good as Margin Call. I can imagine it was tough to jam that huge book into a movie, but they're not as successful in doing it as they were with Moneyball.

The acting is top notch (especially Carrell's performance), but I felt that the little celerity asides explaining the financial products took us a bit too far out of the frame, though they are quite funny.

Any of the primary actors could have achieved the same thing without making it feel like a stunt. I enjoyed the film, and that wallop at the end makes it a cautionary tale worth heeding by our government.