Review of The Big Short (2015) by Wiscojoe — 04 Jan 2016

I laughed until I cried, then I cried until I was laughing again. And then I got angry.

A roller-coaster ride of a movie, as entertaining as it is enlightening, as emotional as it is enraging. A perfect mix of brilliant character study and social commentary. The film is a bit much to take in at first, (especially combined with the sometimes too casual direction) and comes across as an extended 'Funny or Die' viral video. Once it hits its stride, you'll be so enraptured that you won't see the sucker punch coming. And it comes. Hard. Rarely has a film engaged me to this level. This is a movie you'll be thinking about and discussing for years to come. It will stick with you as you leave the theater, whether you want it to or not. Required viewing for anyone that loves good movies and anyone that cares about the fate of our society.