If you are into finance this is the movie for you..

Rating: 9/10 (17 February 2016)

I have to admit that I have watched many "wall street" movies but none felt so real as this one. The fact that the script is based on a Michael's Lewis book obviously contributed significantly to that direction. In addition, the cast in this movie is amazing. I really appreciated the performances of Christian Bale and Steve Carell. However, what truly made this movie shine was the lively description of so many different little aspects of the finance industry. From the bargaining with clients and the worries of an investment manager that he will face devastating fund outflows to the greed and hubris of the biggest investment bank employees. Yet, despite the fact that there are many things in this movie that you can't understand if you are not strongly familiar with the finance industry, the end and the main message is unambiguous to anyone. In my opinion, this movie got a bimodal distribution of ratings with two means, 9 from people in the finance industry and 8 from the rest.