Dumb Money rides the highs and lows of the GameStop journey for many of those involved, forever changing the face of US investment. As indicated, I found the movie fascinating. Complete with an abundance of bad language, it is a tightrope of thrills and spills. The personal overlaps with t...
Interesting story, dumb dialogue and soundtrack Dumb Money tells the story of a group of Internet investors who bid up the stock price of GameStop while Wall Street titans are betting on the price crashing. Although it's a movie cliche, the David v. Goliath story was interesting and somewha...
Dumb Money, directed by Craig Gillespie, is a crowd-pleasing film with great performances and a simple script that tells a feel-good story about the underdogs taking on Wall Street. While the film may have some dragging moments and peculiar song selections, the captivating performances and easy...
As with any movie that’s “based on a true story,”Dumb Moneydeviates from the real events it’s based on. The filmembellishes the “populism” of the timeand grafts versions of real stories over its original characters like Jenny Campbell (America Ferrera) and Harmony Murphey (Talia Ryder...
For a movie about a stock market anomaly, “Dumb Money” is almost too concerned with appealing to a younger generation. From the hip-hop needle drops to the countless TikTok references, it aims to catch Gen-Z’s notoriously short attention span and redirect to something actually useful: stoc...
does not ignite either. Their bond is played for laughs and employs a flimsy movie coda about taking risks (running naked through a storm Kevin says). The only timeMoneydabbles into genuine emotion is briefly noting the death of Keith’s sister. The lack of personal conflict is strange give...
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is portrayed as having a large pet pig for a pet in Dumb Money, a surprising detail in the GameStop movie.
The lines aren’t drawn as neatly in the newest edition of the Wall Street movie. In Craig Gillespie’sDumb Money, the good guys disappear off the face of the earth, and the bad guys,according to Jesse Pound at CNBC, “buy a controlling interest in the Charlotte Hornets NBA Franchise.”...
This energetic, enjoyable movie does not set out to break ground, but in putting centerstage those who are typically left on the sidelines, the movie emerges as a rousing success. Grade: B+ “Dumb Money” premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. A Sony Pictures release, ...
Summary Dumb Money tells the true story of how retail investors like Keith Gill turned GameStop into a hot stock, causing billionaires and companies to lose billions of dollars. The movie features terminology like short squeezes, tendies, and hedge funds, which may be unfamiliar to some ...