INSIDE JOB (Sony, 2010) D: Charles Ferguson. Rating: NNNNN DVD package: NNN Rating: NNNNN
Charles Ferguson’s Oscar-winning documentary digs into the 2008 world financial collapse and makes a convincing charge of deliberate fraud by those at the very top of the banking industry.
Ferguson covers the rise of banking deregulation and explains how the sub-prime mortgage bubble was structured and inevitably blew up. He demonstrates the paid collusion of the stock-rating companies, economists and industry regulators and backs it all up with telling interviews and archival footage of industry heavy hitters.
The interviews put a human face on what at first seems like a dry story. These are smart, articulate people, but sometimes their faces tell a different story than their words.
The movie, narrated by Matt Damon, zips right along on polished visuals and sharp cutting. You’ll need the pause button for the charts and more than one viewing to take it all in.
The extras fill in more details and provide an address for an online study guide if you’re really serious.
EXTRAS Director and producer commentary, making-of doc, deleted scenes. Widescreen. English audio. English, French, Spanish subtitles.
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