Inside Job
A little preachy, but still a good account of the recent financial crisis. If you can stomach the reminder of your dwindling retirement accounts, stock portfolios and house value, go see this documentary on how the key financial institutions - primarily on Wall Street - created the mess of 2008.
As members remember from last year (or two years ago), I thought Michael Moore’s Capitalism was a terrible doc, because all he did was attack and presented little facts. Inside Job presents the facts, starting with the collapse of the Iceland economy. Iceland, you ask? Yes, it is a good example of how financial institutions created the mess we are in.
The filmmaker takes his cues from Davis Guggenheim, so you can hear him ask the interview questions. Matt Damon’s narration is good, but as I said, preachy. Now that is really a symptom of poor writing versus delivery. However, the good moments far outweigh the preachy.
He has several gotcha moments (I think the one where Glenn Hubbard, Bush’s former Economics head, basically kicked the filmmaker out of his office) which are terrific and make for perfect “deer in headlights” moments. I thought the doc moved well so you are not checking your watch.
Rating: B+
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