Review of The Big Short (2015) by Leong C — 15 Apr 2016

Supported by great talents, a truly good dramatization into the financial collapse in recent history...

This review of The Big Short (2015) was written by Leong C on 15 Apr 2016.

The Big Short has generally received very positive reviews.

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The way the film is directed in almost the same way as The Wolf of Wall Street, which is the best of the two, and the crisis is well explained,…

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[Adam McKay's] comedic instincts serve him very well here, keeping what could be a very dry subject always feeling wry and engaging, while…

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