VIDEO REVIEW: Should Moviegoers Bet Against 'The Big Short' ?

– By Beau Behan, Film Critic

• The Big Short (2015)
• R, 130 min, Drama
• Limited (USA) Dec. 11; Everywhere, Dec. 23, 2015
• Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt
• Director: Adam McKay
• Writers: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (screenplay), Michael Lewis (book)

Based on the nonfiction bestseller by Michael Lewis, “The Big Short” is a satirical account of the 2008 market meltdown.

Directed by Adam McKay (“Anchorman,” “Step Brothers”), the movie stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt as four businessmen who foresaw the catastrophic devastation of the American housing market of 2008.

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