Review of The Big Short (2015) by Samichsupernova — 31 Dec 2015
"The Big Short" ruled. McKay's foray into more serious films (though this one is really funny, it knows when to make us laugh and when to get down to business) is a rousing success. This might be my movie of the year if "Mad Max" and "Ex Machina" hadn't already come out.
It's smart, hilarious, entertaining, and informative. Like "The Wolf of Wall Street", it breaks the fourth wall in all the right places and the energy and tension never let up. The performances don't really stand out as much as the film's script and actual true-to-life content but Carrell turns in some surprising work and the cast is solid all across the board.
The only thing I felt was missing was any nod at all to the big brokers/investors like Peter Schiff, Marc Faber, and Jim Rogers, who went on TV (some as early as 2006) accurately predicting the crisis, and also made serious bank off of it.
I understand this is not their movie but would have appreciated even just a small acknowledgment that, yes, SOME very smart financial people saw this coming and were able to get on TV to warn us... only nobody listened because each network had talking heads to counter-point them (seriously, just look those dudes up on YouTube).
Super-highly recommended.
This review of The Big Short (2015) was written by Samichsupernova on 31 Dec 2015.
The Big Short has generally received very positive reviews.
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