
The year is 2007 and twenty percent of the state of California is employed in real estate. Mortgage banks are on a hiring frenzy when hotshot Mortgage Broker, Devin Weiss lures the financially burdened Jason Kelley into this world of financing other people's dreams. He convinces Jason that to win in this business cheaters do prosper and everyone is doing it from the Appraisers to the Bond Traders. Jason throws his moral compass to the wind and spins out of control all the way... (Full plot summary below)
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The year is 2007 and twenty percent of the state of California is employed in real estate. Mortgage banks are on a hiring frenzy when hotshot Mortgage Broker, Devin Weiss lures the financially burdened Jason Kelley into this world of financing other people's dreams. He convinces Jason that to win in this business cheaters do prosper and everyone is doing it from the Appraisers to the Bond Traders. Jason throws his moral compass to the wind and spins out of control all the way the Mortgage Brokers convention in Las Vegas where he learns his new world is booming on a foundation of quicksand. The quagmire of ruin escalates into the indeterminate ending of both the film and the continuing saga of today's global economy.
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| Movie NationRoger MooreVeteran character actor McMurray has the best speeches and most interesting scenes, making his CEO a class warrior and a master of “the illusion” of “The American Dream.” The details are different, but the bottom line is so overly familiar as to make Americons feel, too often, like a movie we’ve seen before and a strident lecture we’re never going to pay attention to until the bottom drops out again. |
| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiDirector Theo Avgerinos seems preoccupied with making the film look expensive, but no amount of flair could make it less vacuous. |
| Village VoiceErnest HardyPlaying like the redundant child of The Wolf of Wall Street and Boiler Room, Americons has its heart and justifiably outraged politics in the right place; it just lacks artistry or real insight. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanAmericons is like The Wolf of Wall Street without the skill, depth, nuance, humor, or poignancy. |
| The New York TimesNicolas RapoldMr. Avgerinos’s glossy, overripe take on high-flying, unscrupulous lenders — the wolves of Main Street — deteriorates into a hot mess of montages, trailer-ready one-liners and thudding drama. |
| The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakAmericons is a shady sub-prime loan you should not waste your time and energy on. |
| User ReviewBrian SWent in with no expectations. These guys made a fun flick. |
| User ReviewJosh SI managed a mortgage bank who specialized in "Stated Income" Option Arm loans that unfortunately closed in 2007. This movie was so accurate to what I saw and experienced it was frightening. Kudos to Beau Williams for the courage to share his story. |