Big financial words, but not short on creativity! And Bale was the MVP of the Big Short Team!!

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2015)

Please don't shortchange me in a big way if I invest in a wealth of puns on my review of the financial dark comedy "The Big Short". Writer-Director Adam McKay focuses on a number of financial outcast wizards that via circumstance and research predicted the housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000's. The film was enriched with eccentric characters which gave the film a big bonus; but it was the performances that made its stock rise. Most notably, the great Christian Bale as Dr. Michael Burry, a rebellious glass-eyed financier who noticed the first inkling of the collapse. I hope the Academy does not Bale out Christian in the Best Supporting Actor category. Other fine thespian turns derived from Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, and a very brief but whopping performance from Melissa Leo. McKay's direction and script (which he co-wrote with Charles Randolph) is on the epitome of financially complex terminology & comprehension; so it would not be a bad idea to take your personal CFO when heading out to view "The Big Short"; and yes, multiple viewings is a good idea for further numerical knowledge; and you can take that to the bank! Nevertheless, "The Big Short" is a fun movie with some very creative bits that you should definitely invest in watching. **** Good