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Watching this tonight. Didn't like it at all.
6/10
Good post. Also my favorite scene of the film, Pitt is great in it.As someone who's very familiar with the subject matter, I thought director Adam McKay and screenwriter Charles Randolph did a fantastic job of breaking down semi-complex Wall Street investment jargon. I mean let's be honest - even though this subject matter ruined millions of lives, ironically enough it still has the propensity to both confuse and bore people.
Everyone involved puts in a great performance, but it's the Bale-Pitt-Carrell-Gosling quad that carry the film. Christian Bale in particular really sold the part of Michael Burry - an eccentric man with Asparger's who happens to run a hedge fund. I loved McKay's non-traditional shooting style and having Gosling break the fourth wall from time-to-time. My only beef is that on occasion I felt he struggled to lace all the various characters together into the story and that the movie didn't quite know how to end.
My favorite moment of the entire film is when Pitt's character reminds the two young men he helped short the housing market that they shouldn't dance when it comes to celebrating the success of their big bet. It really drove home the moral dilemna that there was much more at stake here than a return on investment from betting against an over-inflated and downright fraudulent housing market.
From what I know of your posts here, it didn't really seem like it would be a movie that's your cup of tea.
What specifically didn't you like?