![]() An SEC regulator ( Karen Gillan) looking for a job in the industry she’s supposed to be overseeing sleeps with a banker. The film (wisely) never overestimates viewers’ attention spans, embracing instead a kitchen-sink approach to any technique that might work: Ryan Gosling talking to the camera, Margot Robbie defining financial terms while taking a bubble bath, tumbling Jenga blocks, the most obvious visual metaphors to be conceived.Ī credit-ratings agency employee ( Melissa Leo) willfully blind to the tanking housing market wears sunglasses in her office. ![]() Director Adam McKay (“Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” “The Other Guys,” “Step Brothers”) knows this, which is why he practically invents a whole new genre - let’s call it the lecture-comedy - for his latest film.Īlso Read: Funny or Die's Production Chief on Why Will Ferrell-Adam McKay Project Isn't 'SNL,' Billy Eichner's Big MoveĪt least half of McKay and Charles Randolph’s script is devoted to explaining things like subprime mortgages and synthetic CDOs. Unless you’re a Wall Street trader or a CNBC fanatic, you’re bound to learn something new about how unregulated capitalism set itself on fire less than a decade ago - and how the banking industry has retained its tight grip on both the kerosene and the matches.įor all the millions of jobs, houses and pensions lost, though, talking about how the economy was set on a path to ruin is one of the surest ways to bore and confuse your audience. Based on Michael Lewis‘ nonfiction best-seller, this postmortem on the 2008 financial crisis overflows with facts, jargon, rage, cynicism, jokes, insults, and A-list stars. “The Big Short” will give you a headache, but in the best possible way.
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