Movie #1141 ..................................."The Big Short"

Movie #1141 "The Big Short" was a good, solid film that attempts to explain the upheaval of our economical system back in 2008 and what the banks had to do with it --- and how a couple of people saw it coming and tried to cash in on the downfall by betting against our economy!  The guys who could foretell the problem included :  Christian Bale, who plays a guy who walks around his office in bare feet, rarely comes out to see people, and plays his music loudly while he bangs drumsticks on his desk ---in other words, a very strange guy.  Ryan Gosling is a guy who works at a failing bank  so he tries to get Steve Carrell and his crew to put money up against the loans so when they crash, Carrell and crew would get the money --- and of course, Ryan Gosling would then get a huge percentage, too!  And finally, there are two twenty year olds that know their math and figure out the problem before it happens and they make money, too.  The film is somewhat humorous (not laugh out loud really, but ironic, etc.) esp. with how various economy terms are explained to the audience by people like Selena Gomez, etc.  I liked this a lot, but I wished it explained what was happening even more, esp.  toward the end, when Steve Carrell and crew waited so long to make a decision on what to do --- I wasn't sure I adequately understood the dilemma --- mostly the fall out could have been explained more, is what I am saying.  Otherwise, I enjoy all the performances, I like the quick editing, the dialogue was at a fast pace but didn't talk down really to us, and it moved along at a good pace.  I recommend it , if you are interested in the subject matter, or want to see one of the top films this year.

The Big Short

2015 R I would give this 4 stars out of 5Rated R

rated 3.6 stars

3.6

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Before the housing and credit bubble of 2007 triggers an international economic meltdown, a handful of financial outsiders sees the crash coming and bets against the big banks in a daring play that could reap them huge profits.

Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling,