THE BIG SHORT

Plot:

During the mid 2000's there were predictions by a few financial analysts about the collapse of the credit and housing bubble that left many homeowners busted and without their homes. Analyst Michael Burry (Bale) and banker Jared Vennett (Gosling) were among some of the people that predicted the demise of the credit and housing structure and prepared themselves to financially gain from the banking fiasco along with some of their investors while millions of people and the banks took substantial losses.



Reel Talk:

Although this movie was informative, if you can follow along with the financial dialog, it is not my type of movie. First movies like this can come on television as a television special. Then second who wants to see the corruption of the banks that may hay affected them during the period that people were losing homes and jobs. It's like pulling a band aid off a wound that has not healed yet. The big names like Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt and a host of celebrity cameos are a draw but this movie is not worth it unless you just want to make the investment of time and money on a movie about people who made bad investments and the people who gained from it. Your gamble!!!

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Marisa Tomei and Brad Pitt
Directed by: Adam Mckay
Rated: R

I give it 2 corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER