Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great movie, shocking to see this perspective on the housing crisis.

I needed to watch this movie for school and I am glad I did

love the characters and the story . laughed all night long

Great movie, makes you think while entertaining you.

A really good movie - would recommend it for a good watch

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I will recommend this DVD movie to a lot of people.

Excellent movie, Well directed, good acting. Good Plot

Totally enjoyed this flick principally for its plot.

The movie great. Best quality & service the BEST!!

Hard movie to follow. Not really what I thought it would be. Good price but not my type of movie.

Did not laugh as much as I thought I would. Not sure if it was the "real" Wall Street.

Too complicated and bounced around too much. Knew the ending

There were two of us who watched this film. I thought I was the only one bored. My friend got bored too. I had high expectation for this movie because of my background in real estate. That didn’t help in appreciating this film.

Didn't really care for this movie. Maybe because Steve Carell was in it. Don't know.

This movie was so poor, I would not call it entertainment. After twenty minutes, I could not stand to watch any more of it! I tried to return it to the store for a refund. When they would not take it back, I sold it at Half Price Books.

This was the most boring film I have seen this year! There was no expression in the actors--purely monotone. Christian Bale on the drums was so stupid!

I wasn't impressed with this movie.. I would not recommend purchasing.

"The Big Short" (2015 release; 130 min.# looks at a small group of people who came to realize that the housing bubble building up in the early and mid-2000 was unsustainable, and that the various financial products issued by Wall Street eventually would collapse. As the movie opens, we ge a short introduction on how banking evolved from a boring people's industry back in the 1980s to the hot shot market it would become in the new century. We then get introduced to Dr. Michael Burry #played by Christian Bale#, a socially awkward fellow who loves heavy metal music and has an uncanny nose for spotting new trends in the financial markets. We also get to know Mark Baum #played by Steve Carell#, an investment manager recovering from his brother's suicide and bent on calling out BS whenever he sees it. At this point we're 15 min. into the movie but to tell you more would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out. Couple of comments: first, this is the latest movie from pretty much the same production team that brought us "Moneyball" a few years ago, also based on the book by Michael Lewis, with Brad Pitt's "Plan B" production company being the main driver. Pitt, a central player in "Moneyball" here plays a smaller role. Second, "The Big Short" is directed by Adam McKay, best known for the "Anchorman" movies. In fact, there is a certain sense of irony and implausibility that is common to both "Anchorman" and "The Big Short". Not that "the Big Short" is a comedy or funny in any way. On the contrary, "The Big Short" is dead-serious in its assault on all things Wall Street, and rightfully so. You will revolt at the shady, and worse, practices that are going on. "An atomic bomb of stupidity and fraud" is how Steve Carell's character sums it up. Third, the acting performances are top-notch throughout, none more so #in my book anyway# than Christian Bale's tour de force as the socially awkward Dr. Burry. Ryan Gosling is also noteworthy, but the single biggest surprise is of course the cameo appearance by Selena Gomez, who pops in to explain the latest financial instrument #"synthetic CDO"# in lay-man's terms. Yes, we literally get schooled by various celebrities #also appearing is Margot Robbie, among others# on what all the various financial products that the banks concoct mean in language that we can understand #not that it mattered, I still don't understand them#. Lastly, please note that the camera work is quite rough, with endless super close-ups and/or out of focus shorts. It is the only aspect of an otherwise perfect movie that I'd call "an action movie for the brainiac". Also, if you wonder whether Led Zeppelin's "When The Levee Breaks" #which played prominently in the movie's trailer# is featured in the movie, no worries: it plays over the end titles.