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- 2015
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 10 m
- 2015
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 10 m
Summary When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. [Paramount Pictures]
Directed By: Adam McKay
Written By: Charles Randolph, Michael Lewis, Adam McKay
- 2015
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 10 m
- 2015
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 10 m
The Big Short
8.1
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Summary When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. [Paramount Pictures]
Directed By: Adam McKay
Written By: Charles Randolph, Michael Lewis, Adam McKay
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 45 Critic Reviews
81
82% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
13% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 45 Critic Reviews
81
82% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
13% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The Big Short, which he directed and wrote with Charles Randolph from the book by Michael Lewis, jumps off the screen in every scene and pins an elusive subject firmly in place.
I suppose you could call The Big Short a comedy. It’s very, very funny. But it’s also a tragedy. Behind every easy drive-by laugh is a sincere holler of outrage.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 805 User Ratings
8.1
88% Positive
708 Ratings
708 Ratings
8% Mixed
65 Ratings
65 Ratings
4% Negative
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 805 User Ratings
8.1
88% Positive
708 Ratings
708 Ratings
8% Mixed
65 Ratings
65 Ratings
4% Negative
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
McKay approaches this adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book with wit, energy and a surprising degree of clarity. But if the movie is a crackerjack entertainment, it’s one with a conscience.
It really is quite a movie: entertaining and engaging, but also mortifying; a good alternate title might be "American Horror Story."
But there is so much information to process in The Big Short that only hedge fund managers and stock brokers will be able to track every nuance and shading of this complicated story.
Few of the characters feel fully fleshed out. McKay's Big Short also lacks a certain nuance in its third act, when McKay's agenda becomes abundantly, ham-handedly clear. Still, it's hard not to be outraged by what is learned.
McKay's bumptious movie awkwardly combines fourth-wall-breaking gimmickry and flaccid indignation with the goofball energy that defines his comedies.
Je ne sais pas quoi penser de ce film. J'ai la tête farcie de cette chiasse à "traders", de leurs montages financiers à la mords-moi-le-zob et je me disais par devers moi que faire un film de 3h là-dessus, c'est un peu fort de café. Or, il se trouve que le "Big Short" ne fait "qu'environ" 2h : c'est trop, beaucoup trop.
Malgré les métaphores pour nous expliquer toutes les magouilles, on est pas sûr de tout comprendre mais ne vous en faites pas, ma petite dame (la ménagère de moins de 50 ans, cela va sans dire) ils n'y comprennent rien non plus. Ou du moins, c'est ce qu'ils s'efforcent de nous faire comprendre, car à menteur, menteur et demi.
Après un tel film auquel on doit reconnaître à tout le moins son taux assez élevé de dénonciation des **** de la maille et pourquoi pas, d'insurrection morale légitime, on n'a qu'une envie : prendre son 4x4 et défoncer la première agence venue. Mais ne le faites pas, il s'agit d'une vue de l'esprit et ce serait faire le lit rampant de l'extrême-gauche et autres anarcho-gauchistes : des deux maux, autant choisir le moindre, car on sait les dégâts du stalino-communisme.
Le film n'est pas du tout une comédie mais parvient malgré sa densité qui veut nous noyer dans les affres de la délinquance boursière à conserver un ton cynique et désabusé du début à la fin, grâce aux acteurs qui donnent le meilleur d'eux-mêmes -même Brad Pitre et c'est à souligner, s'avère supportable en fin de compte (!). Gosling, Bale et Farrell forment en tout cas un trio de choc.
On se sent un peu abruti, énervé, révolté et dépité à l'issue de ce festival de magouillage pyramidal, une impression somme toute (!) désagréable : j'aurais préféré plus de verve et de satire, histoire d'en rire un peu, sans doute parce que je reste à mon insu un con de consommateur capitaliste.
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I have to agree with "half58". What's with the endless quick cuts ? How is that suppose to help telling the story ? Flash, flash, flash most of the time. The actors do what they can but it's a lost cause. Take the other investigative movie, Spotlight. What a different style. It goes to show how unnecessary and pointless this razzle dazzle, shaky camera shoot style is. You see it on TV most of the time and is one of the reasons I don't watch TV that much these days. Good story, terrible storytelling.
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The subject was interesting, the acting was (what I could watch of it) good. excellent way to introduce financial terms for the layman. The problem was the visual, this is the only reason why I gave it a 3. quick cuts (flash frames), zooms without the camera being in focus of the actor, swish pans, all the rage now but made me feel nauseous. I had to close my eyes throughout most of it. I don't know why directors and producers think this is a good idea. Years ago if a cameraman showed me a tape he or she shot that was shaky, out of focus with fast pans I would fire them on the spot. This is no way to present any visuals. It is a shame no one cares about quality anymore.
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Production Company
Paramount Pictures,
New Regency Productions,
Plan B Entertainment
Release Date Dec 11, 2015
Duration 2 h 10 m
Rating R
Tagline This is a true story
Website
http://www.thebigshortmovie.com/
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Nominations
Critics Choice Awards
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
