A stupid person's idea of what an intelligent movie about Wall St would be like.

Rating: 2/10 (18 January 2016)

When a few groups of Wall St traders see in home mortgages what the big banks and ratings agencies refuse to, they have an idea to get rich quick. Based on the true story told by Michael Lewis in his book, The Blind Side, this has become a really terrible film.
Rich, white men obsess around words & numbers & unfathomable Wall St concepts. Presented as a pseudo doco/re-enactment of a greedy deal to profit from the US housing crash of 2005. Non-smart one-liners, Tedious and unconvincing. Lacks action or much tension. Hilariously misconceived and tricked-up for release. Ludicrous and lame scenes are injected into the the Wall St action including a scene in a British pub, the bimbo in the bubble bath explaining sub-prime future convertibles to us then telling us to "Fuck off". There are other speeches to camera, subtitles so we know who the characters are & what is going on
Viewers may be tempted to think they're on the side of the little guy/beating up on a bank just by watching it, but it's a pathetic, cluttered, scrambled homage to wannabe smart guys messing with money. It depicts a system, society and individuals who are so sick that it would incite terrorists to attack them. Unlike The Emperor's New Clothes by  The Big Short pulls its punches re: banks, government.) It's wearisome, impenetrable, foul-mouthed and awkward with its statements direct to camera or 'fourth-wall-breaking gimmickry'. Voiceovers, pieces to camera. The only women are a pole dancer and a blonde bimbo in bath (to show how simple it is to understand). A blokey bloke film without a conscience.
Its four Golden Globe nominations include Steve Carell for Best Actor (ok, he does does a reasonable job with the crap script from Adam McKay and Charles Randolph who are nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, which shows just how bankrupt mainstream US culture is. The resolution is depressing, defeatist and morally disturbing. This would be Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt's worst roles.
The Big Short is a fraud, absolute rubbish, and way long with it.