Looks can be deceiving...

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2015)

I'm not one to fall for movie trailers after growing up being deceived by them, so I only expected this movie to be a comedy because of critic reviews. Now I definitely don't trust critics. I walked out of this movie feeling terrified at the world economy and disgusted by the people who touch our hard earning money. Perhaps this is out of ignorance of not knowing, but The Big Short does a superb job at giving us the back story of the 2008 collapse. I am very impressed with Adam McKay's approach to this movie (an example of how directors can change for the better). The editing is frenetic, going beyond viewer expectations and making you feel annoyed by the numerous freeze frames, the sudden faults with the sound, and so on. The acting is impeccable (particularly from Steve Carrel and Christian Bale). The script is intelligent, riotous, slick, and brutally honest. There are creative ways to explain how this industry works to people like me who do not know a lot about banking and Wall Street. People are going to try to compare this to Wolf of Wall Street, but it's very different. To be 100% honest, though, this is going to be a half and half for people. Some people will love it, others will find it irritating or just satisfying. I loved it, but that's my personal feeling.