Rush recommended it, and we watched it. Margin Call. Very good, in terms of explaining highly technical information in a non-technical way. It also, if one is paying close attention, points to ground zero in the economic meltdown - MORTGAGES, And MORTGAGE-BACKED-SECURITIES. Yes, this Lehman Brothers-like company had a 'formula' for structuring these securities in a manner they thought provided superior returns, with little risk. But as those sub-prime loans started leaking into the pile, well, we all know what happened.
Great movie. The only thing missing is Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.
I have it in my Netflix cue for the reason that Rush talked about, but I keep pushing it back because Kevin Spacey is in it. He turns me off for his Left wing BS anymore. The concept of the film thought is interesting to me.