How to Succeed in Business Without Really Creating Anything

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2016)

This Popular Oscar Nominated Film could cause a Mild Headache and/or a Severe Stomach Upset. Mostly because it Hits "Home".
The obviously Dumbed Down method of Fourth Wall Breaking and Jacked Up Jargon explanations (with on Screen Dictionary breakdowns), and Celebrity Cameos claiming to speak to the "Little People", the Movie manages to convey that it is "Hip to be Square".
The "Square" types personified by Christian Bale as the first to "See" (and with only one eye) and a "Garage Band" Homestyle, Self-Financed success Story and a Rogue Squad spin off (umbrella of a major bank) led by Steve Carrell as a Doomsayer (a fantastic performance).
Also included is Ryan Gosling as the Narrator and Silver Tongued Slick that has developed a killer Presentation complete with Props and One-Liners trying to offer struggling Wall Street Minor Leaguers to Help Themselves as They in turn Help Him.
It's all Razzle-Dazzle Postmodern Filmmaking putting Wall Street, the Banks, and the Government under the Microscope and Wha-La, the Virus is spreading and a devastating Disaster is Inevitable. It's Sesame Street for Grown-Ups and the intellectually Shorted.
The Conservative Reviews and Reviewers are want to point out that not ALL the blame is "The Big Banks" and that's right. Nothing this all encompassing could have happened without the participation of the Regular Folks. Yes, the "Con" takes two to tango and the Mark (the sucker) has to willingly "Sign on the dotted line".
But, and it's a Big But, They are being presented "An offer they can't refuse", mostly because of Human Nature and Big Dreams, You know, "The American Dream". So They are by "Default" players in this Rigged Game.
The Difference is that They didn't know the game was Rigged and are only Guilty of being Gullible, Stupid, Uninformed, or at worst just trying to climb aboard "The Gravy Train" on the way to, God Forbid, Owning Their Own Home. None of that is Immoral, Unethical, or Illegal.
Can that be said about the "Con Artists"?