The Big Short - DVD

I loved the way this movie broke down what happened with the housing market bubble. This movie did so using great actors to portray the cast of characters in the movie. I also loved how the the actors would sometimes turn to the camera as if to address you directly. Overall, I think this was a great movie!

Who expects a comedy about the housing bubble disaster? Who expects "real people" to butt into a fictional story? Who expects the fourth wall to be broken again and again? Hey, the critics liked it, so you may too.

Good movie, done really well. I like the director's work

After the Wall Street/Big banks meltdown of 2008 that precipitated a worldwide recession, this movie is must see viewing. Steve Karel stars, plus cameo spots by many big stars in the entertainment world. But that's not what makes it a great movie. It is the content that explains derivatives and some other complex Wall Street tricks that makes this an important film. And, with government oversight being cut short at every opportunity, it is possible that this, or something worse, could happen again. And with greed at the core of it all, sadly, it probably will happen again. The only caution--- being a realistic depiction of events at that time--- there is some profanity in the movie. But when viewed overall, the whole meltdown and its causes were profane--- so it fits!

Almost everyone was affected by the financial meltdown that started in 2008. So, EVERYONE that isn't one of the wrongdoers in this film should watch it. It explains how the meltdown was precipitated, which is rather complex. And we should all take those lessons and be very watchful and aware of the quickly approaching financial and political changes that are going to come about in January 2017. It can easily happen again. I should add, that this excellent movie, which sounds rather dry, executes its message with a good bit of humor. The misdeeds that caused the meltdown affected almost everyone, except possibly the homeless living on the street--- ignore the message in this film, and we may well join them in greater numbers.