The Big Short

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3.0
The writing ends up being a double edged sword utterly captivating yet sometimes numbing for those who arent in the know. Keith & the Movies
3.8
The Big Short pulls off its own oddball gambit: grabbing attention through fringe wonkiness rather than a tantalizing glimpse at bro banker lifestyles .. Av Club
4.5
The Big Short knows what viewers want, understands how to package it and still manages to retain a powerful bite. We Got This Covered
4.0
And, boy, did it work.The Big Shorts conclusions are bleaker, more funereal than any I can recall from a popular entertainment but at least it has the .. Austin Chronicle
4.0
A handful of business jerks predict the end of the financial world in a comedy of apocalyptic proportions. Time Out
4.5
McKay may risk cutesiness from time to time, but on the whole hes made an accessible movie about economic dishonesty that manages to be breezily infor .. Screen Daily
4.0
McKay treats The Big Short as vital cinema and it becomes vital cinema.Its inventive, its funny, and it enrages. Collider
4.0
But maybe theyll see this nutty, whooshy comedy (the best film of the year.Possibly ) and choke on their popcorn. Vulture
4.1
And rightfully sothe amount of callous thievery characters uncover here is enough to make any rational persons blood boil.Its also, unquestionably, a .. Paste Magazine
4.4
And it really is quite a movie: entertaining and engaging, but also mortifying; a good alternate title might be American Horror Story. Rogerebert
2.0
Its a brilliant and biting observation on what it takes to get through to people in this listicle driven, short attention span day and age. IGN
4.0
Big Short, The Buy posters from this movie by Rob Gonsalves Well edited Finance Shenanigans 101..Who is the hero of The Big Short, the semi comedic se .. E Film Critic
4.0
What keeps you glued to them isnt vicarious pleasure, but mounting disbelief as the scale of the impending collapse becomes grimly apparent. Telegraph
4.0
Another great asset from the star studded cast is Ryan Gosling, who all but narrates/navigates this great ensemble cast, including stellar performance .. The Young Folks
4.0
But what really keeps you engaged are the fantastic performances from everyone in the ensemble. Cinema Blend
4.5
The story of Americas near collapse is told through three teams of unhinged stock traders. Ny Daily News
4.5
With an all star cast and an impressive script, this is a slyly entertaining film that still carries a very heavy heart. JoBlo
3.5
Advertising The Big Short is overall an entertaining big screen adaptation of non fictional literature that bucks the popular trends of its genre by i .. Screen Rant
4.0
Its funny because its true. And its tragic and frightening for the same reason. The Globe And Mail
4.0
It is, in the hands of Lewis and McKay, an entertaining tale, even if it has no heroes. Philly
3.0
It is equally hard to swallow the lack of supervision and regulation of the banking and trading systems. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
Smart and manic, it might leave you more with a bit of a queasiness and exhaustion rather than the outrage its aiming for, but at least it doesnt stif .. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Both savagely funny and utterly depleting, Scorseses film, about a real life stock market scammer ascendant in the 1980s, remains the most potent in c .. Village Voice
4.4
Flip, furious and hilariously chilling, The Big Short is a comical primer on the global financial meltdown, as engineered by the idiots and morons of .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
There are no heroes, the best we get for good guys are the cynics who believe Wall Street will always be rigged and warn us not to fully trust it. Sover
2.8
Calling up an army of star power and attacking the sobering material with a fleeting sense of humor, McKay aims for the impossible, taking on the most .. Blu Ray
3.5
McKays gimmicks shouldnt land as well as they do, but the film succeeds because its indignation is righteous and earned.Most of The Big Shorts bitter .. Chicago Reader
4.4
This is a film filled with quiet moral outrage.It doesnt need to yell. Mark Reviews Movies
3.1
It all comes down to men behaving badly and greed rules all, though at least youll laugh and seethe along the way. Usa Today
3.5
The narration and explanations, breaking the fourth wall, interfere with the movies flow. It doesnt fully work, but it is not bad. For some people, it .. Lariat
3.8
Like the best teachers, the film is entertaining besides being educational, and it takes great pains to make sure were keeping up. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Its a drama, but its often funny (Margot Robbie in a bubble bath brilliant!). News Review
2.0
After a brutal opening half, it finally settles into a groove, and theres a queasy charge in watching a credit drunk America walking towards that clif .. News Review
4.0
With its energetic editing, fidgety camerawork and cocksure humour, it apes the restless swagger of the world of high finance. Radio Times
5.0
A thoroughly engaging, entertaining, funny and ultimately horrifying look at what happened to our financial system. (Full Content Review for Parents S .. Screen It
4.0
This encourages them to communicate in a way a general audience can understand.A similar thinking underpins Adam McKays raucous comedy, which manages .. Independent
4.0
Serious but entertaining and intricate but funny is a difficult balance to strike, but The Big Short manages it masterfully. Independent
4.4
McKay dares greatly by couching his anger in a slapstick tragedy that makes us wish we could see every character in it behind bars.Does the risk pay o .. Rolling Stone
4.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
3.8
The screenplays Niagara like cascade of information can be exhausting and impossible to keep up with, but its ambitious and innovative format serves b .. The Wrap
3.1
With energetic pacing and zippy dialogue, The Big Short (written by McKay and Charles Randolph) is often entertaining a screwball comedy with an angry .. News Day
3.5
Short stars Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, and others as a band of investors who anticipated the housing bubble and profited from the crash.The Big Short is .. Cs Monitor
4.0
The Big Short, moving fast and furious like a cinematic pinball machine, gives us a lot of characters and incidents but catches its breath to follow a .. Film Journal
3.0
McKay fails to transfer Lewiss source material into purely cinematic terms. The Guardian
4.0
The rest of the unfolding tragicomic drama is utterly engrossing, blending the insight of JC Chandors 2011 gem Margin Call with the satirical bite of .. The Guardian
2.0
Some people made money; more people lost money (but no one we care about).The end result is a kind of exhausted acquiescence. The Guardian
4.5
The Big Short manages to entertain you while making you really, really mad. Az Central
3.5
For all its liveliness, The Big Short can be heavy going: the dialogue remains weighed down with jargon, and the storytelling gimmicks distract more t .. Smh
4.5
What is finally not hard to understand is the enormity of the absurd spectacle of avarice, stupidity and willful blindness on display. Mountain X
4.0
Director and co writer Adam McKay has lightly fictionalized the tale, and changed most of the names. Npr
4.4
Yet he proves himself a gifted, versatile filmmaker who understands how to entertain without obscuring a message.McKay makes a smart, snarky crisis tr .. Star Tribune
1.0
It is not only what is good for General Bullmoose and General Motors, but Greed is good!.Greed is right! Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
The topic and theme definitely deserve attention.Thats why Im disappointed by its confusing film treatment, one that took me out of the story too many .. Reel Talk Reviews
4.4
If the root of all evil is truly the love of money, then The Big Short is the ultimate romance. Q Network
4.0
It is rarely better than mediocre and sometimes downright terrible. Daily Mail
4.5
McKay deserves a lot of credit for making it, and he also deserves to be taken seriously now as a filmmaker. Because with The Big Short, hes graduated .. Ew
4.0
But McKays highly entertaining thrill ride on the economic roller coaster never loses sight of the fact that Lewis central characters are ambiguous fi .. Salon
4.0
Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures Explain it to me like Im a golden retriever, asked the investment banker played by Jeremy Irons in Margin Call, a .. Slate
4.0
It makes the cause of the global economic meltdown not only almost comprehensible but outrageously entertaining. Flim List
4.0
This mixed tone will have you alternatively laughing and boiling with anger. Film Inquiry
4.0
It informs and outrages us without resorting to Michael Moore style haranguing, and if it can just find a mass audience, could finally inspire some ch .. Empire
4.5
Its full of witty observations and is hilarious in places, but you may well hate yourself when you realise what youre laughing at a final act of empat .. Eye For Film
3.0
I urge you to see 99 Homes, a timely thriller exploring the same territory; starring Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon, its far better and scheduled .. Susang Ranger
4.0
But it might just be a little too entertaining, a little too funny for a film thats so sobering. Common Sense Media
4.0
Even though it gets repetitive occasionally watching a bevy of unlikable characters be greedy douches, the bigger picture always remains fascinating. Flickering Myth
5.0
It freely acknowledges that it deals in dull material and finds ways to make it enjoyable. Sf Gate
4.0
But if the movie is a crackerjack entertainment, its one with a conscience. Time
3.0
A worthy companion piece to the great 2007 drama Margin Call and a magfinicent piece of ensemble acting, the scathing cautionary tale The Big Short is .. Boston Herald
2.5
This is rendered awkward by Carell straining to inhabit a smarter, yet even more socially aloof, iteration of The Offices Michael Scott. Slant Magazine
2.5
Bales twitchy, stuttering portrayal of Burry might be the weakest point of a film that winds up collapsing Marxs dictum to repeat recent history as tr .. Washington Post
4.0
A movie is unlikely to change that, and The Big Short, in many ways a startlingly ambitious film, is modest about what it can do.It offers no solution .. The New York Times
4.0
A subject that may have seemed dry is brought angrily and amusingly to life. Scarily, it seems little has changed to prevent such a crisis happening a .. Express
3.5
This isnt that film, but its nonetheless an immensely entertaining and worthwhile document of Americas modern horror story. The Film Stage
3.1
The Big Short is not an easy watch.McKay knows its not an easy topic. Chicago Tribune
3.8
Sure, a number of features and documentaries have been made about it. Boston Globe
3.8
Even with the clever explanative asides The Big Short might be a tough sell to the average filmgoer with all of its mumbo jumbo and sleight of hand fi .. Reeling Reviews
4.2
Even with the clever explanative asides The Big Short might be a tough sell to the average filmgoer with all of its mumbo jumbo and sleight of hand fi .. Reeling Reviews
4.5
This seems like a good reason to do a movie.Much better than, I just wanted to try something different. Uproxx
4.0
Maybe not in a goofy Will Ferrell way, but its definitely the funniest movie yet about how our modern Great Depression happened.Yes, its an enraging s .. Flickfilosopher
4.0
Its a shame the boys club at the centre of the film isnt counterpointed by female roles: Marisa Tomei and Karen Gillen are just not given enough to do .. The Irish Times
3.8
Non fiction writer Michael Lewis has an amazing track record for bestsellers turned into commercial Oscar contenders, from The Blind Side to Moneyball .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.9
To its credit, The Big Short is never dull, but it misses the mark. Blogs Indie Wire
3.8
The film stumbles out of the gate setting all this up, a gargantuan task for McKay and co writer Charles Randolphs adept screenplay. Blogs Indie Wire
4.4
Against all odds, The Big Short works. In fact, works is an understatement for what director Adam McKay has achieved with his improbable adaptation of .. ReelViews
4.0
While there is a certain undeniable fascination in watching the so called experts go down while a few visionary mavericks escape on self made lifeboat .. Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Thats necessaryyou dont want the film to have too much compassion for its blood sucking ensemblebut the wild lurches in tone can be exhausting. The Atlantic
4.0
Those reviled Academy voters seem to think so anyway, with the film up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing and Best .. Standard
3.5
The movie is entertaining, but the book is much better even though its not a comedy. Tony Medley
3.8
The Big Short is an essential history lesson and a cautionary tale that America is in grave danger of falling into again. Coles Mithey
4.0
It gives the film a more loose, documentary feelI didnt mind it, but if youre particularly sensitive to shakycam and its ilk, it might bug you.) Pajiba
4.0
The film packs in so much information and comedy, it would be fun to see it twice: not just to take in what it has to tell us, but also to laugh all o .. Los Angeles Times
3.8
While The Big Short is hardly uplifting, it still manages to tell a rambunctiously funny tale thats as informative as it is entertaining, humor walkin .. Movie Freak
3.8
The Big Short manages to be as enlightening as it is entertaining. But its ominous revelations linger long after its over. Detroit News
3.5
But theres an unmistakable, scathing sense of outrage behind the whole endeavor, and its impossible not to admire McKays reckless willingness to do ev .. Variety
4.4
What will follow is a quintessentially American tale of intelligence, foolishness, and chicanery, and the subject is that great collective delusion we .. Groucho Reviews
5.0
If The Big Short was a drama, it would likely be dull as dishwater. Aisle Seat
2.5
Sometimes good, sometimes frustrating, The Big Short winds up uneven and lacking the right heart to successfully tell its tale. Forbes
3.5
Fair or not, Adam McKays entertaining and intelligent The Big Short feels like a case of subtext becoming text. Forbes
3.5
There is a running joke in The Big Short a disarmingly comic document of a serious time in recent history that is also a welcome admission of honesty. Herald Sun
3.5
Its intelligent even with its attention deficit structure, as history and humor blitz one another. Consequence Of Sound
2.5
(Its not surprising to note, then, that the film fares best in its newsroom based sequences, as such moments are rife with quotable, laugh out loud fu .. Reel Film
3.1
If youre going to make a film about greed is great antiheroes, at least make them entertaining. Nj
4.5
Its about something we think of as boring, but it aims to code that boring story with the most exciting filmmaking techniques imaginable. Vox
3.8
The really neat feat of The Big Short is getting us to care about these dollar hungry sharks and other erstwhile profiteers, and to laugh at their des .. The Star
4.2
They try to make it complicated and boring when its the opposite; its full of colorful characters and its about making money.Nothing boring about that .. Oregon Live
4.5
Filled with bravado, this edgy, darkly cutting film about greed, corruption and the 2008 financial crisis left me feeling outraged and terrified. Terr .. Urban Cine File
4.5
A refreshing and piercingly clever morality tale whether you prefer the emotive, simplistic or in depth depictions of what happened the film hits its .. Film Ink
3.0
All you have to do to enjoy this movie is adopt the films Wall Street perspective. Varia Gate
4.4
It blames unrestrained and unregulated greed rather than any specific political party or politician.But this greed is bad tone is where the films mess .. Three Movie Buffs
2.5
Any ensemble cast prizes coming its way, by definition of ensemble, are jokes. Tamp A Bay
1.3
McKay also shoots much of it like a fake documentary, with handheld cameras and natural lighting. New York Post
3.0
Like most if not all mainstream movies, this one is in desperate want of a hero, though it ends up doubling down on the happy realisation that some go .. Lw Lies
4.5
The Big Short is entertaining stuff, even if ultimately it foregoes the human scale contradictions at the heart of the story especially in Carrels sto .. Abc
4.5
Just like you didnt need to know your fastball from your highball to enjoy that terrific film , so too The Big Short lets you in even if you cant tell .. Abc
4.5
The films most remarkable achievement is that it gets us rooting for these bastards even as we recoil in disgust from them. Nz Herald
4.0
Will it win Best Picture Possibly. Will people still be talking about it in years to come That, if youll excuse the finance pun, you can bank on. Digital Spy
4.0
Dont let the subject matter put you off, this is a highly entertaining watch thats full of belly laughs, but will nevertheless see you leaving the cin .. Flicks
4.8
The Big Short is so much fun, and has such thrilling tension, its easy to forget the devastation at the center of it all.It makes a point of telling u .. Cleve Land
4.0
In other words, this may feel like a breezy comedy, but theres nothing funny about it. Contact Music
4.0
Firms like Goldman Sachs are more than happy to reap the easy rewards of this silly stake. Film Racket
4.5
Do you paint it as high farce, or just go for a swaggering thrill ride Christianity Today
4.0
As an investigation of a bout of collective insanity which almost destroyed the civilised world, this is a ride worth taking. The Arts Desk
4.0
Only in America, though, could filmmakers illuminate such a dire subject, and the financial debacle that ensued, with the sort of scathing wit, joyous .. Wsj
5.0
Fast paced, scathingly intelligent, wryly cynical, and totally engrossing from start to finish, it is a first rate screed and a compellingly relevant .. Killer Movie Reviews
4.0
For all its silliness Anchorman is very much a film about gender equality. Matts Movie Reviews
4.2
But it does nothing to cheapen the high wattage star power McKay has assembled. Patriot Ledger
4.0
A film about the global economic meltdown is hardly ripe for laughs. Scmp
4.2
Knowing how it all pans out doesnt make The Big Short any less compelling. These guys are continually questioned and ridiculed but you know theyll get .. The Film Pie
3.5
Theyll all make a killing by betting against America, and some tears are shed in the back of the limo. Straight
3.5
It sounds gimmicky, but is an entertaining and clever way to make sure the audience understands a significant concept. Movie Web
4.5
The Big Short is as informative, insightful and innovative as it is drop dead entertaining. Film Companion
2.5
Viewers thirsty for a lecture on collateralized debt obligations from celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain are in for a treat. Cinemix Tape
4.3
If it has a flaw its that its sights are set too high: explaining all of this without missing important details isnt enough, sometimes it remembers th .. ComingSoon
3.0
Most of the time it lets smart people talk (or more often shout) concentrated gobbledygook, motormouthing their way to the apocalypse. Metro New York
4.5
Lewis popularizes better than anyone the rise of the digital age math geek.Our social and cultural conditions have changed since Heavens Gate buried t .. Film Comment
4.0
McKay lacks the storytelling skill to wring delight from upending expectations about who doesnt interact with whom. Film Comment
4.0
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4.5
At the same time, theres a bigger story here beneath the surface about what it could really mean for the American economy. Solzy At The Movies
3.5
The Big Short is a movie that functions essentially, and often quite cleverly, as an explainer but arent the people who would see a movie like this pr .. Flavor Wire
5.0
Dont get those repackaged mortgages.Master chef Anthony Bourdain chops up three day old halibut and makes a stew metaphor for how banks bundle togethe .. Daily Herald
3.0
When the dust has settled and the anger has dissipated, youre left with a movie that never quite finds enough for its incredible cast to do; its a pse .. The Shiz Nit
1.9
Not exactly one of the redeeming gems of the year by any filmmaker.It comes up QUITE short. Awards Circuit
4.0
Greed wins every time, except perhaps right now: The Big Short is the sort of film audiences typically avoid in droves.Its the kind of film that nobod .. Crave Online
4.4
Be too dry and pedantic with the mind numbing terms and figures necessary to cast light on the fiasco, and risk an agonizingly dull mishmash. Mercury News
4.0
The Big Short may be a comedy, but it never forgets that the joke was on us. Scots Man
3.5
The Big Short overcomes those obstacles in impressive fashion, succeeding as both a sobering deconstruction of the financial crisis and a surprisingly .. Polygon
3.0
Weaving it into a compelling and entertaining story for mainstream audiences is a taller order still. No La
4.0
Like the investing it documents, the film has no interest in convention: its fascination lies in the personalities of contrarians and in weed whacking .. Under The Radar Mag
4.0
Theyve just never been this raucous, playful, and irreverent onscreen before.McKays film is coated in sugar, but its a bitter pill to swallow But whil .. The Verge
4.0
The key to engaging a general audience with a dry subject is to make it witty while doing what the bankers didnt, namely talking up to people.Youre le .. The Ooh Tray
3.1
Walking right out of The Big Short, its great cast and occasionally powerful reminder of the absurdity and agony of living through an economic implosi .. Movie Mezzanine
4.0
And he makes the fact based plot as gripping as a thriller.All the same, its hard not to feel queasy rooting for the films protagonists. What So
4.5
The Big Short sticks in the throat. You laugh at it only because you cant believe it was this awful that people were (and are) this awful. Its the hor .. Guide Live
4.5
McKay infuses the picture with an undeniable crackling energy, building intensity to an exhilarating cinematic scale. Fresh Fiction
4.0
But that counter intuitiveness is almost exactly what makes The Big Short so effective. East Bay Express
4.0
Not every filmmaker has what it takes to shape material this bleak into a blackly comic blast, but McKay and his AAA rated cast are on the money throu .. Seven Day Svt
2.0
The Big Short is stunted.Its a coy film that doesnt deliver on its potential. Tony Mack
3.2
The Big Short basically confirms that, but brings us in to the madness is such an accessible and entertaining way that its impossible not to care even .. From The Balcony
4.4
The Big Short does all three, leaving audiences thoroughly tickled, equally horrified and probably more than a little wiser.That is some prime enterta .. National Post
4.0
And most of all he wants you to be shocked that nobody explained it like this to you before.For the cast, its a performance gold mine. Sky
3.0
What makes this acidic dramedy stand out is that it was brutally honest about the whole fiasco and didnt attempt to gloss over any of it. The New Paper
4.0
(And its hilarious.).And a whole lot more politics: subtext and undercurrent in McKays filmography becomes a rushing comic river of prickling comedy. New City Film
4.0
McKays singular achievement is in getting us on side with these outliers. As the housing market crash is forestalled, we actually find ourselves eager .. Winnipeg Free Press
1.5
McKays film doesnt quite get everyone there, which only hinders his intentions. Cinema Sight
4.0
But it would be unforgivable to end on a sour note for what will surely be one of the years most memorable and provocative comedies.Itll make you angr .. Fan The Fire Magazine
5.0
But McKay delivers here in spades.He is helped by an amazing script, based on the book by Michael Lewis and co written by McKay and Charles Randolph. Media Mikes
4.0
Ultimately, The Big Short should outrage us, once we understand the sheer larceny that went on with other peoples money, and which crippled the world .. Toronto Sun
3.5
While Short leaves dir. McKay a short step from true cinematic gravitas, its possible hes just getting warmed up, and his wife will someday say, Adam, .. Theepoch Times
1.5
Actually, its the opposite; its such a giant mess that I barely want to spend time thinking much less writing about it. Reel Talk Online
3.5
(No one cares if Michael Burry had a glass eye, yet the movie brings it up at least a half dozen times.) Blog Bullz Eye
2.5
It forgets its a movie, not a Technicolor op ed.That leaves us with some impressive storytelling devices begging to be plugged into something substant .. Hollywood Into To
4.0
Dont worry if youre coming in to this film still fuzzy on the details of the 2008 financial collapse. Thats actually preferable. Us Magazine
3.8
A film with a central plot that hinges on sub prime mortgages grouped together into fraudulently rated CDOs (tell me your eyes didnt just glaze over t .. Spectrum Culture
4.0
Still, the drama works because the entire ensemble is absolutely on top of its game. Mash Able
3.5
Here, McKay takes a real life premise and crafts into a film that is often as hilarious as it is outrageous. Johnhanlon Reviews
1.9
And yet its a shapeless mess, lacking much in the way of character development and even less in the way of a coherent story. Am Ny
4.5
Ultimately, the ensemble are banking on an impending disaster and that should really make you dislike them; but it doesnt. Graffiti With Punctuation
4.0
Burry is the first to spot the risks of mortgage backed securities and realize its vast monetary potential to the tune of billions when it fails. Toledo Blade
4.0
The turmoil is excruciating, yet Bales performance is resilient and often wickedly funny.See it if.. Thril List
4.5
It knows it has to be outrageously entertaining, or die, and it is outrageously entertaining.It is snappy. Spectator
4.5
This isnt his coming out because its his first movie thats not a pure comedy. Battleship Pretension
3.8
The film flies by, a wicked spin through a wicked time when everyone was guilty, no one was held accountable and the winners, who risked it all, felt .. Cambridge Day
4.5
The movie is sheer brilliance.Rather than walking a viewer through the chicanery and subterfuge with dry factoids and talking heads oh, there are talk .. Honey Cutts Hollywood
4.5
Subtle its not, but the directors use of pop culture images and music to set the scene goes a long way to establish a time, place and tone. Richard Crouse
3.1
But though the movie aspires to be hip and irreverent in its nontraditional approach to challenging material, its attitudes are thoroughly conventiona .. Commercial Appeal
4.0
Well, dont.Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell and Brad Pitt indeed provide magnificent performances, but still, dont allow yourself the pleasu .. Web Archive
3.8
Ill say this much for The Big Short: its a very entertaining movie. Buffalo News
5.0
But four outsiders see what no one else can: the whole thing is a time bomb.The Big Short is their story. Liver Pool Echo
4.0
Its like a cinematic listicle. In other words, theres an awful lot going on in The Big Short! At Home In Hollywood
3.5
Basically old fish in a new stew.Wall Street will sell you anything. Seattle Weekly
3.5
The Big Short sits on the Mount Everest of moral high groundas it should against the crooks of Wall Streetso its conscience chooses to highlight the i .. The Popcorn Junkie
2.0
That said, its rare to be both substantive and entertaining, and The Big Short manages both. The Reader (Omaha, NE)
4.5
The filmmakers do their best to bring this crisis and its human dimensions to life. World Socialist Web Site
4.4
Its conclusion is inevitable.There should be no dramatic tension whatsoever. M Live
4.5
McKays masterful sendup of late stage capitalism will leave you saying, Never again! Memphis Flyer
4.0
Its all part of the films agitated mood and fragmented narrative style. Ex Press
3.0
I pray that this doesnt remain the best pop economics explanation of what happened in 2007 08, but for right now, its what weve got, and it really cou .. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
4.0
When I was in junior high school, my English teacher walked into the classroom one day, placed a pencil on his desk and pointed at it, saying, All rig .. Japan Times
3.5
Dramatically, its a bit stilted and awkward, with uneven storytelling and a lack of real character developmentbut the films performances, momentous ed .. Bk Mag
4.5
Which leaves us with a film thats a bit, uh, prosaicyet solid, intriguing and utterly credible. Ma Cleans
4.5
But most of the time, The Big Short practically backflips on this narrative tightrope, remaining engaging while engaging complicated ideas, forcing th .. My States Man
4.5
Again, if youre worried about being crushed under the weight of incomprehensible financial gobbledygook, dont be. About Boulder
3.5
Some characters do have redeeming qualities, though, and anchor some heart into what is essentially a film about corruption and greed. Ib Times
2.0
Dont get me wrong: The Big Short has plenty of self reflexive jokes and moments where characters expunge witty quips by breaking the fourth wall, but .. Four Three Film
4.4
But its not boring, just intelligent and engaging and a lot more fun than the still quite good Margin Call. Trib
4.5
Smart, funny, scary, ingeniously populated and a rollicking good time, The Big Short was such a left field bolt from the blue and an enormously entert .. Newshub (NZ)
4.5
You painlessly learn a lot about financial markets and incidentally discover that understanding them can be fun. Dogandwolf
3.8
Of all of the films dark comedy moments, this is the hardest one to laugh at. Good Times
3.5
McKays adaptation of Michael Lewis book presents the subprime loan crisis as a screwball comedy, complete with to camera asides. Un Cut
4.4
If all of this sounds a little dry, I cant emphasize enough how wet it is. Baltimore Magazine
4.5
The Big Short is one of those genre bending films.A serious drama with very unconventional touches and outlandish soupcons of wit and wisdom. Film International
4.4
The Big Short is, like many of its characters, brutally honest, smart and cocky. Sandiego Union Tribune
2.5
Maybe if this was balanced with a personal story that one of the characters was going through, I would have taken the spoon fed lesson. Ny 1
5.0
Will holiday audiences bother to swallow what this extraordinary movie is selling Signature Reads
4.0
This is an entertaining and informative black comedy about a difficult and depressing subject, heightened by strong performances and lively direction. Wow 247
4.0
These films mix education about economics, with drama and comedy. Mike Grost
4.0
Its a comedy, but one whose dark humor derives from a passionate sense of disappointment and anger. Sojo
3.8
The movie has some hysterical ways to break down those terms for you. Ask Men
4.0
The Big Short is terrific in both the very great and very frightening meanings of the word. Truth Dig
3.8
Then theres the hack and slash job done by editor Hank Corwin, who cuts like hes assembling a Michael Bay movie. Deep Focus Review
3.5
Both annoying and effective as McKay manages to simultaneously inform and talk down to his audience.
4.0
It never comes across as sanctimonious or preachy. It simply elevates what McKay and Ferrell perfected with earlier films into the tragic absurdity of .. Cinema Stache
4.0
One of the great problems with the banking crisis, apart from the unbridled greed and arrogance of the bankers, and the destruction of the known world .. The Sunday Times
4.0
McKays adaptation, written alongside Charles Randolph, doesnt shy away from that moral conundrum, but equally doesnt quite want you to take what is a .. Cultural Conversation



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