Directed by Adam McKay, the comedy stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt. The film tells the story of three groups of people - eccentric hedge fund manager Michael Burry (Bale); investor Jared Vennett, who works with trader Mark Baum (Carell) and his team; and young investors Charlie (John Magaro) and Jamie (Finn Wittrock), who work with retired trader Ben Rickert (Pitt) - who accurately predicted the collapse of the housing market that led to the 2008 financial crisis and profited greatly from it. Although the true story that inspired it is ultimately horrifying, the film manages to take this shocking story and tell it in a comical and wholly original way. Beyond that, it makes the complex financial and economic practices that led to the crisis much easier to understand; in fact, McKay's strategy for explaining certain complicated financial terms is absolutely hilarious and one of the best aspects of the film. Because of the superb actors, the witty and intelligent screenplay, and pertinent subject matter, The Big Short is a winner. I was thoroughly entertained and loved its originality; creating a laugh-out-loud film about a global economic crisis is certainly a great accomplishment. It is one of my favorite films of the year.
Should you see it: Yes
Grade: A
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