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Title: The Big Short (2015)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ryan Gosling | ... | Jared Vennett | |
| Rudy Eisenzopf | ... | Lewis Ranieri | |
| Casey Groves | ... | Fund Manager | |
| Charlie Talbert | ... | Lewis Bond Trader | |
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Harold Gervais | ... | Lewis Bond Trader |
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Maria Frangos | ... | Exotic Dancer |
| Christian Bale | ... | Michael Burry | |
| Hunter Burke | ... | Analyst | |
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Bernard Hocke | ... | Coach |
| Shauna Rappold | ... | Michael Burry's Mom | |
| Brandon Stacy | ... | Michael Burry's Dad | |
| Aiden Flowers | ... | Young Michael Burry | |
| Peter Epstein | ... | Paul Baum | |
| Anthony Marble | ... | Therapy Businessman | |
| Silas Cooper | ... | Therapy Businessman | |
Three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005 are told. Michael Burry, an eccentric ex-physician turned one-eyed Scion Capital hedge fund manager, has traded traditional office attire for shorts, bare feet and a Supercuts haircut. He believes that the US housing market is built on a bubble that will burst within the next few years. Autonomy within the company allows Burry to do largely as he pleases, so Burry proceeds to bet against the housing market with the banks, who are more than happy to accept his proposal for something that has never happened in American history. The banks believe that Burry is a crackpot and therefore are confident in that they will win the deal. Jared Vennett with Deutschebank gets wind of what Burry is doing and, as an investor believes he too can cash in on Burry's beliefs. An errant telephone call to FrontPoint Partners gets this information into the hands of Mark Baum, an idealist who is fed up with the corruption in the ... Written by Huggo
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First of all don't be fooled by other reviews. This movie is neither a crap nor a masterpiece.
It has a lot of technical terms and jargon from the world of economics and despite the obvious effort to explain things (including breaking the 4th wall (i.e. talking direct to the audience while looking into the camera), and cameo appearances from movies stars like Margot Robbie and Selina Gomez) you will probably fail to understand in depth the mechanics of what is happening.
The world of banks, funds, bonds, financing and the stock market will remain a mystery for most of the viewers.
Big names of Hollywood star in the Big Short including Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale and others. They play real persons, who had an insight on the global economic crisis we probably still experiencing.
As a movie it has its own style. Something of a documentary, a comedy sometimes, but essentially a drama since the crisis cost 8 million people their job and their homes.
People who are impressed easily might tell you this is a "masterpiece". Believe me it isn't. But I recommend to see it. Even better at home where you can pause or rewind the movie to understand better. It is lengthy (130min) but you won't get bored. It needs some patience though especially in the beginning and not to be disappointed when terms like CDO, payouts etc. are starting to emerge.