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Created Jun 29, 2011 11:47AM PST • Edited Jun 29, 2011 11:48AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Good 3.0

   Hard hitting documentary that shows how greed, corruption, and status quo created the great financial meltdown of the past three years. In easy to understand language, the film shows how finanancial institutions engaged in reckless behavior that could have easily been prevented, creating the economic ctastrophe that has touched so many of us.

   What I found most interesting was the cast of characters, who still lead the headlines today. The very same people who helped to create and foster this epic failure of our economy, now teaching at the nations leading colleges, or serve in governmental roles. When will we ever learn?

4. Acting

   Good 3.0

   No actors, but Matt Damon does a fine job in his narration. It was a bit surreal to see Dominique Strauss-Kahn giving interviews from his then-current role as the IMF.

5. Male Stars Good 3.0

6. Female Stars Good 3.0

7. Female Costars Good 3.0

8. Male Costars Good 3.0

10. Film

    OK 2.5

11. Direction Good 3.0

    Charles Ferguson takes what could have been a boring financial piece, and breakes it down into something that is easily palatable, and entertaining in its own right. Even for a guy like me who hates numbers.

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals Good 3.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Tame 1.5

17. Sex Titillating 1.7

    Discussion of the rampant use of prostitutes on Wall Street

18. Violence Gentle 1.0

19. Rudeness Salty 1.7

    a couple of “s” words

21. Reality

    Natural 1.0

22. Circumstantial Natural 1.0

    Very real

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0