The Big Short is directed and co-written by Adam McKay and concerns 3 men (Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carrell) who discover that something is very wrong in the US Housing Market which is said to be very safe and reliable but just because something is reliable doesn't mean it can't become susceptible to manipulation.
The Big Short is good, very good and very well made, the film clips along at a very nice pace and has some great performances, Carrell plays a great "I'm as Mad as Hell" type character and you can really understand his anger by the end of the film, Bale is great also playing against his usual rough and tumble type, Gosling is well Gosling he's slick he's smooth and he equips himself well and Brad Pitt is also great as a seasoned banker and his coming into his own as a seasoned actor has been for me a real joy to watch.
The film also has some great cameo moments one of which had me laughing the entire time but the script overcooks its storytelling I feel, there are many times where scenes play out and your interested in them but then the story stops for a "And now here's the explainer" moment which after a while did bother me a little bit but as the film gets into the second half I thought to myself "A Great Storm Approaches" as you see the fiscal recklessness, managerial incompetence and poor regulatory framework create the GFC (our own former Treasurer Peter Costello was very critical of the US regulatory framework in regards to banking) and you will walk out of the film feeling how Carrell's character feels.
All in all the Big Short is well done if overcooked somewhat, 3 out of 5.
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