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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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This is one of the best films of the year, hands down. It was just incredible. This film takes a subject matter that could be considered boring by some, and totally draws you into it. It finds creative ways to break everything down for the audience, and makes it entertaining. I love how it's self aware, even at some points straight up going, "This isn't how it happened, but it's way more interesting this way." I love how it breaks the 4th wall, with celebrities who make cameos to explain complicated things to the audience. It's brilliant. I left this movie angry that this happened, it really gets you thinking.
Adam Mckay's script is fantastic. The characters are very well written, which every one being interesting and well developed. The film effortlessly blends comedy with drama, one minute making you laugh out loud, and and then it stops you right in it's tracks. There are some really heartbreaking moments here.
The acting is just phenomenal, and this is Steve Carell's best performance. It's just incredible. If he's not nominated an Oscar for this, it's robbery. It's easily better than his Foxcatcher performance. Christian Bale is great as well, playing the socially awkward Michael Burry. Brad Pitt with his limited screen time was great as well. Ryan Gosling is a scene stealer here, he's hilarious.
He's really the only character not struggling here, he's making money off all of it. This movie is extremely stylish, with brilliant editing that I hope wins it an Oscar. This film does everything it can to make everything fun, and it does a great job. This is as entertaining as it is thought provoking. Adam Mckay should tackle drama more often, as he did an extraordinary job with this. 9.5/10