Dumb Money (2023)

Rating: 8.6

Dumb Money is fan-freaking-tastic! It’s fun and entertaining while also being really intelligent and riveting! Sure, it may not go as in depth as I would have liked it to, but director Craig Gillespie did a great job of making the Game Stop stock situation as accessible as possible for general audiences (so yes if you know nothing about stocks, you’ll still enjoy this!) Plus the cast is awesome and each actor really makes you care for their character — especially Paul Dano (I loved him as Roaring Kitty/Keith Gill), America Ferrera and Anthony Ramos. If you love The Big Short and/or Moneyball… this movie is for you! A crowd pleasing financial film for the little guy that explores one of the biggest and most recent revolutions in Wall Street’s history with clarity and humour! Gotta say… it’s always fun seeing Wall Street losers lose!

*** No full review as I am taking a break... so please enjoy this extended video review***

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Film Info:

Premise: Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (yes, the mall videogame store) into the world's hottest company.

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Sony - Columbia Pictures

Directed by Craig Gillespie

Written by Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo

Based upon the book “The Antisocial Network” by Ben Mezrich

Cast: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Shailene Woodley, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen

Runtime: 1hr 44min

Rating: 14A

Biography, Comedy, Drama

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IMDb Rating: 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%

RT Audience Score: 85%

RT Critic Average: 6.9/10

RT Audience Average: 4.1/5

Metacritic Score: 66

Letterboxd: 3.4/5

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Fun Fact: Two of the executive producers of the film are the famous Winklevoss twins, Tyler and Cameron. The two took on Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in a lawsuit that was dramatized in the film The Social Network (2010). That film was based on the book "The Accidental Billionaires" written by Ben Mezrich, who wrote the book that inspired this film, "The Antisocial Network."

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