Rating of
3/4
'Home' Wreckers
Unknown - wrote on 05/29/16
Topical drama centering on the recent housing crisis. The story is worth investing in, not just for the superb performances all-around, but also in the film's serious stance it takes on the issue. There's enough insight into the struggle from both sides to warrant this as informative as the similarly recent, 'The Big Short'. The big difference here is the ground perspective of the common man victim in the situation. Through Garfield's character, we see the devastation of loss at the beginning and his corruption at the hands of the film's capitalist villain. He becomes transformed into the very thing that brought down his life and, in turn, does the same unto others. It's a crushing experience that resonates even during a (very slight) formulaic climax. But his final fate sticks to the morals of the story. Solid drama with something of gain.
