A very good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, first of all, it is one of those movies that didn’t get much attention when it was released but it’s too bad because the damned thing is certainly underrated. Indeed, I thought it was quite brilliant, that’s for sure. The first time around, during the same time period, I saw also ‘Inside Job’ which was a really praised documentary about the same subject and it was great to see a fictional take on those events. Somehow, it did remind me also of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ except that the resonance was just way bigger this time. First of all, there was a great cast involved (Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci), they all gave some really good performances and I enjoyed the fact that there was no main character and no real bag guy either. The only weakest link was probably Demi Moore who tried her best but I really couldn't buy her as an executive and she wasn’t as convincing as the rest of the cast who was pretty much pitch-perfect. Anyway, I thought it was a fascinating story. I mean, maybe if you don’t care about economics, about the process behind speculation, it might be dull for you but, personally, I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next even though I already knew how it would end up. The most brilliant thing is that, even though some characters might come over as despicable, their behavior, actions and words always made sense which made for some really interesting situations. Eventually, at the end of the day, it gave another example that the whole stock-market system was (and probably still is) rotten to the core. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was a very good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in the subject.


8/10