Too Big to Fail
Feat. James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt, Topher Grace, Cynthia Nixon, Kathy Baker, Edward Asner, Paul Giamatti, Billy Crudup, Bill Pullman, Tony Shalhoub, Matthew Modine
Aroview: HBO throw the kitchen sink at the 2008 financial crisis with this heavy-hitting reenactment of events leading up to the TARP bailout.
The enormity of the financial crimes committed notwithstanding, dir. Hanson's orchestration of drama feels strained and overreaching at times, though there's still plenty to glean from the shocking chronicle of business failings, no matter how much scenery is chewed by the star-studded cast along the way.
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