Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

doncoward This is a great drama with some elements that are actually really funny too. It's a good story, well written with good characters, and there is some top notch acting in it. Bale and Carrell are terrific.

louis_sound I am shocked.A while ago, I started getting interested in how economy works. Chomsky's 10 principles were a true wake-up call in that respect. And then this movie? Boom.Turns out what I thought I knew about the system is only the tip of the iceberg. It's a revelation to see how this mortgage obligation system works, how people take a viable product and churn out side products of side products of side products with the sole purpose of making big money. Other people suffering in their wake? Who cares.Mark's story was the one that hit me the most, because in spite of his cynicism and angry nature, he wants to believe there is still good in people. Something which was apparent in the restaurant scene.World-class movie. I learned a lot and didn't even notice! This is how you do it.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'The Big Short (2015)' takes a unique approach when trying to communicate its complex jargon and ideas - that being that it slots in celebrity cameos wherein the star straight-up tells you the definition of a specific term in the simplest way possible - and what that does is dilute the density of the piece without necessarily dumbing it down. This can occasionally seem like pandering, though, despite that it fits into the flick's overall fast-paced, free-flowing and fourth-wall nudging aesthetic. The picture commendably manages to make the somewhat dry source-material, or rather subject-matter, interesting and even, to an extent, engaging. It focuses on a set of characters that seem realistic and rounded enough to warrant our empathy when they're given the screen time to earn it. The film does become a little too unfocused and slightly cold in the long run, which prevents it from being any more investing than it is. 7/10

dokuz10 Even though it's overused, I loved the self-conscious style of the story. Financial terms that are difficult to understand for the laymen are explained by people that have nothing to do with finance. This isn't cute or funny the way it sounds, it's satirical and sad because of how absurd the whole thing was. Combined with wonderful performances, by Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, the story becomes enjoyable and not as boring as the film admits the story to be in the beginning. On the other hand, I couldn't help but feel that the film was emotionally inconsistent. I am not suggesting that films of this nature should be balanced. Sure, there's always drama in satire but the dramatic scenes of the film were not enough to warrant themselves in respect with the whole. There should have been better management of these scenes so that either they are balanced, or they are so imbalanced that they become more than they seem. I haven't read the book, but the film is well-made and worth a watch.