People all over the world are still struggling with the aftermath of the greatest financial crisis since the Wall Street Crash of 1929. We all know what the effects have been but what exactly were the causes? The Flaw ranges widely across the history of American capitalism in the twentieth century, its rigor laced with sardonic humor and peopled with a cast of characters that spans Nobel-prize winning economists and distressed home owners to the New York Times financial corre... (Full plot summary below)
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People all over the world are still struggling with the aftermath of the greatest financial crisis since the Wall Street Crash of 1929. We all know what the effects have been but what exactly were the causes? The Flaw ranges widely across the history of American capitalism in the twentieth century, its rigor laced with sardonic humor and peopled with a cast of characters that spans Nobel-prize winning economists and distressed home owners to the New York Times financial correspondent on the brink of foreclosure and the Wall Street banker who feels the pain encoded in his spreadsheets. The film argues that the roots of the crisis lie in the changing relationship between the rich and the rest in American society.
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| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsA film that informs and outrages in equal measure. |
| Total FilmEmma DibdinSington tackles the unenviable task of making economic theory digestible to Joe public by interspersing talking heads with punchy animations that illustrate without patronising, though the jargon quotient remains high. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonFor anyone who has ever wondered how so many supposedly brilliant minds brought the global economy to the brink of meltdown in 2007, David Sington's documentary is essential viewing. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesThe Flaw is a level and clear explanation of what happened in 2008. And it doesn't once mention tulips. |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher Long(The film) makes a series of points rather than an argument... Think of it as a Festivus-style airing of grievances. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterAn entertaining and accessible overview of the 2008 meltdown. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsThe Flaw presents the holocaust that was the housing bubble. |
| Independent (UK)Anthony QuinnIf the material in this documentary on the financial meltdown seems overfamiliar that's because you've encountered most of it already in the superior Inside Job. |
| Empire MagazineDavid HughesA bold attempt to tackle the labyrinthine issues that caused the financial crisis, but Sington's doc doesn't quite hit the mark. |
| User ReviewLee GWhy no awards? Superb film, demonstrating very well what happened in the crash, with some big names from big places. |
