The Big Short review

Rating: 9/10 (28 March 2016)

I thought this movie was great! As soon as i saw the trailer, this was a movie i was looking forward to. Being directed by Adam McKay, this is a very different film for him to be directing, as normally he does comedy films with Will Ferrel, my favourite being 'Step Brothers' But even though this film wasn't a comedy, it still had a comedy feel to it, it had it's moments which worked really well in the film. With the storyline being focused on the marketing crashing, it sounded very dull and not my sort of film at first. But, when i saw the cast set up, it convinced me to go and see it. I'm a big fan of Christian Bale in movies, i think he is one of the greatest actors of all time, and i do like Ryan Gosling in films as well, so i just had to go and see this. Whilst watching it, i was drawn into the film, and i thought the idea of Bale's character Michael Burry having a glass eye made his character immediately memorable, and his kind of difficulties he had with his character. He brought a sense of difference compare to the other characters, for example, he never wore socks or shoes in the office whilst he was working on his research for the marketing, and he had a big love for heavy rock music. That sequence with him on the drums was particularly effective to me, as it showed him at home, and he spoke about his private life on camera. In scenes, it reminded me of the TV show 'The Office' which also starred Steve Carrel. I thought the comedy parts really worked in the film, as they made it different compare to any other movie i've seen. It was unlike any Adam McKay film i've seen, that shows that he has a wide range of ability in his directing. This film is definitely worth seeing even if you aren't a fan of the marketing business, or even a businessman, because i'm 17 years old, and i am a big Movie fan, who tends to concentrate on the Acting side of things when i watch films, but i still found this film very interesting and amusing.