The Big Short2015
The Big Short (2015)
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Critic Consensus: The Big Short approaches a serious, complicated subject with an impressive attention to detail -- and manages to deliver a well-acted, scathingly funny indictment of its real-life villains in the bargain.
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Cast
as Michael Burry
as Mark Baum
as Jared Vennett, Greg Lippmann
as Ben Rickert, Ben Hockett
as Evie
as Cynthia Baum
as Georgia Hale
as Jamie Shipley
as Mortgage Broker
as Mortgage Broker #2
as Danny Moses
as Porter Collins
as Charlie Geller
as Wing Chau
as Dan Detone
as Dancer
as Burry's Dad
as Vinny Daniel
as Caesar's Palace Pool Girl
as Lawrence Fields
as Attractive Manhattan Professional
as Goldman Sachs Executive
as Sales Manager
as Deutsche Bank Rep Randall
as Kathy Tao
as Martin Blaine
as Lawyer
as Burry's Assistant - Lewis
as Host
as Investor
as 11-Year-Old Michael Burry
as Charlie
as Analyst
as Woman at Party
as Mark's Mom
as Banker
as Younger Agent
as Journalist
as Michael Burry's Wife
as Front Point Receptionist
as Wall Street Journal Reporter
as Bruce Miller the Bull
as Young Analyst David
as Matt Wright
as Casino Patron
as Convention Delegate/Strip Club Drunk/Blackjack Player
as Chris
as Analysis/Silicone Valley Manager/International Traveller
as Banker
as Lehman Brothers Banker
as Game Jersey Guy
as Journalist
as Analyst
as Sound Guy
as Business Executive
as Nicolas
as Ted Jiang
as Cocktail Waitress
as Goldman Sachs Rep
as Clothing Boutique Clerk
as Cocktail Waitress/Dancer
as Deeb Winston
as Analyst
as Therapist
as Merrill Lynch Trader
as Casey
as Therapy Businessman #1
as Lehman Executive
as Doug
as Casino Security
as Crying Lehmann Bros Employee
as Mortgage Broker
as Font Point Receptionist
as Trader in Club
as Seminar Leader #2
as Analyst
as Blackjack Player/Convention Delegate
as Tattoo Neck Guy
as Analyst
as Brian
as Investor
as Lehman Brothers Rep
as Paul Baum
as WAMU Banker at Casino
as Businessman
as Analyst/Investment Banker
as Investor
as Brian
as Deutsche Rep
as Banker/Airport Passenger
as Banker
as Bank of America Executive
as Seminar Greeter
as JP Morgan Employee
as B Of A Lobby Security Guard
as Ceasar's Palace Pool Girl
as Casino Patron
as le businessman du Casino
as la serveuse
as la femme dans le casino
as Selena Gomez
as Swimmer
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Critic Reviews for The Big Short
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... it wreaks of self-important pseudo-commentary that is more hollow and garishly humorous than it cares to admit.
While The Big Short is hardly uplifting, it still manages to tell a rambunctiously funny tale that's as informative as it is entertaining, humor walking hand-in-hand with tragedy to ultimately craft a comedy that's impossible to dismiss.
Adam McKay's The Big Short plays like an elaborate con, albeit one that uses its powers for good.
An unlikely but oddly effective mixture of dark comedy, character study, based-on-a-true-story drama, rabble-rousing, and detective story.
As The Big Short goes on, it becomes progressively less funny and more depressing, mirroring the attitudes of the characters.
At first, the to-camera segments can be discombobulating, but over two hours, the film coalesces into a brilliantly accessible, scathing account of the financial crisis, and its continuing aftermath.
Audience Reviews for The Big Short
This is by far the most entertaining movie I never understood. There is massive amount of banking and stock exchange terminology here, but the characters, writing and direction make this such a fast and fun experience that you don't even mind. The cast is fantastic, the editing outstanding, only the shaky and sometimes out of focus camera may put off some viewers. Don't let the massively complex topic scare you off, yes the movie requires some concentration, but it is very rewarding, even though you will be immensely pissed during the end credits.
Super Reviewer
Hedge fund managers conspire to get rich off of the impending 2008 financial crisis. One of the funniest movies of the year just made me mad - as I suspect was its intention. Exposing the inequities in our financial system and the political machine that supports it, The Big Short fully explains CDOs and other derivatives for the common viewer without talking down to them. While at times the film is heavy-handed (the metonym for the regulatory commissions having heavy sunglasses [she's blind, get it?]) and the film's treatment of women is a little archaic (most of the female characters are "helpers"), when this film is on, it's energetic, insightful, and incredibly well-acted. Overall, if you had trouble understanding what happened in 2008 or on the stock market, try having Margot Robbie explain it to you from a bathtub.
Super Reviewer
Not as good as Margin Call, but more giddy-enjoyable and quirky with less wooden acting.
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The Big Short Quotes
| Lawyer: | Truth is like shit, it stinks badly and we have to get rid of it fast. |
| Mark Baum: | You are a very big piece of shit |
| Mark Baum: | You are a very big piece of shit. |
| Ben Rickert: | Do you realize what you just did? You just bet against the American economy. |
| Ben Rickert: | That is the American housing market. |
| Jared Vennett: | That is the American housing market. |