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Dec 10, 2015 · Based on a book by Michael Lewis, “The Big Short” is about how several traders and hedge fund managers made fortunes because they saw that the housing market’s decline would cause a collapse of bonds contrived from sub-prime mortgages. The terminology is both dry and dizzying, the machinations incredibly convoluted.
The Big Short has a lot of comedic value, but it's nonetheless a frightening depiction of where America is currently at; a depressing oligarchy, controlled and manipulated by those with money at the mercy of those without.
The Big Short approaches a serious, complicated subject with an impressive attention to detail -- and manages to deliver a well-acted, scathingly funny indictment of its real-life villains in...
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The Big Short Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson. Headlined by a star-studded cast, this legitimate must-see film tip-toes...
Dec 10, 2015 · 2h 10m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 10, 2015. A true crime story and a madcap comedy, a heist movie and a scalding polemic, “ The Big Short ” will affirm your deepest cynicism about Wall Street while...
Nov 13, 2015 · Film Review: ‘The Big Short’. Adam McKay's financial-crisis comedy turns a dense economics lecture into a hyper-caffeinated postmodern farce. By Andrew Barker. Courtesy of Paramount.
Dec 11, 2015 · Critics Choice Awards. • 3 Wins & 7 Nominations. When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.
Dec 23, 2015 · The Big Short Review. 8.6. Review scoring. great. Anchorman director Adam McKay targets Wall Street corruption in the outrageous and outraged The Big Short. Jim Vejvoda. Read Review. Summary. An...
Dec 8, 2015 · Based on Michael Lewis' book of the same name, The Big Short chronicles the true story of how four businessmen foresaw (and profited from) the late 2000s housing crisis and financial meltdown...
McKay's bumptious movie awkwardly combines fourth-wall-breaking gimmickry and flaccid indignation with the goofball energy that defines his comedies. See all 45 reviews on Metacritic.com. See all external reviews for The Big Short.
