Have to say I was disappointed as is often the case movies about Wall Street, save for the original Wall Street.
This is very much in the mold of Glengarry Glen Ross as someone correctly pointed out earlier. I will agree that the acting was for the most part very solid. I thought Simon Baker and Jeremy Irons stood head and shoulders above everyone else.
If you work in the industry, this movie will frustrate you. First of all, it will take you no time to figure out the film has nothing to do with margin calls and but rather trading desk operations. The technical aspects are pretty accurate, but they never really fully explain the true nature of the issue.
The film lacks a protagonist and for that matter antagonist. Everyone is just sort of there, which is real, but not real entertaining. In my opinion this film is little more than a collection of well acted scenes that struggle when put together.
And no this firm did not act in a manner similar to Lehman, but closer to Goldman as someone already pointed out.
This is very much in the mold of Glengarry Glen Ross as someone correctly pointed out earlier. I will agree that the acting was for the most part very solid. I thought Simon Baker and Jeremy Irons stood head and shoulders above everyone else.
If you work in the industry, this movie will frustrate you. First of all, it will take you no time to figure out the film has nothing to do with margin calls and but rather trading desk operations. The technical aspects are pretty accurate, but they never really fully explain the true nature of the issue.
The film lacks a protagonist and for that matter antagonist. Everyone is just sort of there, which is real, but not real entertaining. In my opinion this film is little more than a collection of well acted scenes that struggle when put together.
And no this firm did not act in a manner similar to Lehman, but closer to Goldman as someone already pointed out.