That, orTalladega Nights.Honestly, its a toss-up.
But made it, he has.
Then theres Steve Carell as a loud, misanthropic hedge fund honcho who bet the farm on bad debt.
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And finally, Finn Wittrock and John Magaro as the small fish swimming against Wall Streets herd-minded sharks.
McKays film weaves these outsized characters together with snappy effortlessness.
You cant take the merry prankster out of the man.
I suppose you could callThe Big Shorta comedy.
Its very, very funny.
But its also a tragedy.
Behind every easy drive-by laugh is a sincere holler of outrage.
Because with The Big Short, hes graduated from wiseass to wise man.A
