Five stars? Yeah, five stars. Call me Standard & Poor's because I'm just tossing out AAA ratings.

A (frequently hilarious) crime movie where the American economy is the corpse, the entire financial system is the culprit, and the detectives all have bets on the body dropping.

But for the bearish take, you can hear Josh try to rain on my Adam McKay party on Filmspotting #566.

I've watched this film seven times in the last two weeks.

i liked so much of what this film is about, and so little of how it's about it.

we're all such fucking fools.

Fantastic movie that knows just when to be funny and when to remind us this actually happened. Amazing performances all around and superb use of music, directing and editing. Shooting it sort of documentary style makes it so much better.

One of my all time favourite films. Only downside I can see is that it, despite celebrity cameos, still is quite business/finance heavy for viewers not familier with finance and macroeconomics.

I had no hopes for this being any good, but god damn was I impressed. As far as oscar bait goes, this is the least boring attempt. Plus it's got a kick to the balls unhappy ending which puts a smile on my face. One of my biggest complaints though is how whenever Ryan Gosling goes "I bet this shit is confusing to your dumbass, so here is a celebrity to spell it out for you" and has said celebrity spell it out, it takes me out of the movie. And the shit that the celebrities spell out are things that I could've easily figured out if given the chance. Plus, I'm getting real sick and tired of movies being meta self-aware (is nothing Sincere?). Fortunately, there is more to the movie than winks and it succeeds at calling attention to horrible shit that still goes on.

amazing story telling and characters. loved the 'Malcom in the middle' type 4th wall breaks they had throughout and the montage clips of things representing whatever time period they were in. great performances from the cast too, one of the best I've seen from Steve Carrell:

Liked the docu- part much better than the drama- part and not m,uch happened between setup and knockdown. The comedy was eye-rolling. And the explanations from celebs! UGH

i didnt even recognise brad pitt i watched this movie twice because i thought i had missed him until my mom pointed him out

Great movie with amazing performances from everyone in it. Also gives a good understanding of the housing market crashed. Very interesting direction from Adam McKay as well.

Equally hilarious and crushing, I did not expect a film about the 2008 housing crisis to be so entertaining but also make me hate America. Everyone is in top form here, but especially Christian Bale and the trio of hedge fund guys working for Steve Carrell. Adam McKay crafts a unique story and manages to make the inner workings of the real estate market into compelling cinema.

I really enjoyed this. But to be honest, I didn't know what the fuck anyone was talking about. But, yay for Christian Bale cheating the system? That's what happened, right?

It's an energetic and informative film about the housing bubble in 07-08, filled with an impressive cast of oddball characters and some sharp writing. McKay's documentary-style direction is fun, but the film's complicated topic makes some of its flashiest moments distracting.