The narrative is driven by the failure of Lehman Brothers and its CEO Richard Fuld (James Woods), whose inability to find a buyer or secure a government bailout triggers a global liquidity crisis.
While capturing the panic of the era, the film is criticized for being "too simple" in some areas, such as Tim Geithner's portrayal as a blameless figure. subtitle Too.Big.to.Fail.2011.720p.BluRay.x264....
It largely ignores the role of deregulation and specific housing policies that initially pumped up the real estate bubble. The narrative is driven by the failure of
The film concludes on an ambiguous note. After the $125 billion capital infusion, Bernanke asks if the banks will actually lend the money; Paulson's hollow "Of course they will" precedes an epilogue noting that lending actually declined and bank compensation returned to record highs by 2010. The film concludes on an ambiguous note