Inside Job (2010)

The critic finds the documentary becomes essential once it shows those in power squirming and lying under questioning, exposing ongoing conflicts of interest. It turns the financial crisis into dark, despairing comedy that angers the viewer.

Ferguson's documentary on the 2008 financial crisis is an intelligent, riveting and exemplary account that unfolds like a gripping thriller through interviews and archive material. The critic singles out the clear exposé of deregulation since Reagan and the conflicts of interest among academic economists as particularly compelling.

The critic calls the film a powerful, lively and acidic takedown of Wall Street greed and the collusion between financial services, regulators and government. It makes complex economics understandable via revealing interviews and Matt Damon's narration.

The critic describes the film as a meticulous and infuriating documentary that chronicles a crime without punishment in the 2008 financial crisis. He singles out its rigorous, restrained delivery of complex information with moral force and good humor.

The review lauds the lucid explanation of the 2008 crisis and the damning interviews with those involved, highlighting the absurdity of the 'revolving door' between finance, academia, and government as a key strength.

The critic calls the film a powerhouse documentary that thoroughly explains the crisis and leaves viewers thunderstruck and enraged. He praises its smart, confident analysis, cinematic verve, and access to high-level insiders.

The critic deems it the definitive screen investigation of the global economic crisis and a new nonfiction masterwork ranking with Ferguson’s prior film. He highlights its concise historical overview, hard evidence of amorality, and fearless interviews.

Praises the film as a dispassionate and revealing barometer of the times, commending its use of Iceland as a case study and its restrained anger at systemic greed.

The film gives the global financial crisis a cold hard stare, explaining what went wrong in quietly passionate tones with more irony than Michael Moore’s approach. It enlightens even financial dummies and leaves viewers suitably angry through slick production and well-chosen interviewees.

The critic praises the film's ability to explain the financial crisis clearly through interviews and analysis, singling out the exposure of economists' conflicts of interest for particular note.

An impressive and angry documentary that clearly traces the roots of the financial meltdown to an alliance between politics, academia and big business. It stands out for its confrontational interview style and slick photography that provides necessary breathing room amid dense facts.

Charles Ferguson's documentary clearly explains the complex origins of the financial crisis through a chronological account of deregulation and hubris, making a dry subject well worth seeing. The critic praises its simplicity and the way it shows how financiers convinced others they had abolished risk.

The film offers a decent but unoriginal overview of the 2008 financial crisis, valuable mainly for its clear explanations of complex instruments like CDOs. It is watchable and serves as a public service primer, though it provides little new information and is unlikely to persuade opponents.

The review describes the film as a dense, exhaustive and scathing investigation into the financial crisis, praising its depth of research and no-holds-barred approach while noting it can be information overload at times. It highlights the film's furious attack on greed and government inaction.

The critic praises the film for its methodical, fact-based approach to explaining the 2008 financial crisis through deregulation and complex financial instruments, without dramatizations or speculation. Ferguson is commended for making the subject irrefutable and leaving viewers informed and furious.

The film is a compelling, slick account of the financial crisis that is informative yet bleak and not empowering. It excels in its non-partisan anger and professional production values but undercuts any inspirational close.

Ferguson crafts a gripping, fascinating documentary that unravels complex financial issues and builds fury at the unaccountable elite. It leaves viewers seething over the lack of reform and punishment.

The critic commends the documentary's economical and powerful simplicity in detailing the fraud and government inaction behind the crisis, praising its thorough research and effective use of narration and interviews. The main takeaway is the alarming links between finance, academia, and politics.

The critic praises the film's clear, fact-based examination of the financial crisis through expert interviews and graphics, highlighting its value in exposing issues without sensationalism. Minor complaints about some emotional appeals at the end.

The timely documentary dissects the meltdown with inventive graphics and a calm narration, avoiding political bias while highlighting deregulation's role. Some root causes are glossed over, leaving an uncomfortable sense that key perpetrators remain powerful.

The film delivers an important message about the financial crisis but is undermined by slanted bias and mean-spirited personal attacks on interviewees. The filmmaker shows skill with aerial shots and overall craft, yet the approach veers into unsubstantiated accusations.