Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

The story behind the Enron scandal
Cast and Information
Directed By: Alex Gibney
Written By: Alex Gibney, Peter Elkind
Starring: Peter Coyote, Ken Lay, Colin Whitehead, Jeff Skilling
Genre: Documentary
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DavidKahane | 50 32nd |
Gibney's diatribe against the massive energy conglomerate that was the poster child for corporate malfeasance is, ironically enough, too relentlessly hateful to become an effective damnation of the criminals he depicts. Gibney's litany of complaints, which includes everything up to the personal sins of corporate suite residents, becomes numbing, generating boredom instead of fury. There's a story there worth telling, and worth telling forcefully, making Gibney's film a sadly wasted opportunity.
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td888 | 70 76th |
Wow, watching this is like diving into a rabbit hole. And the deeper you go the more crazy it gets. This is the modern tale of Alice in Wonderland. Unbelievable stuff.
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mandy | 4 6th |
Although an interesting and pertinent subject matter, it was quite dull in it's telling. The whole thing was far too wordy but attempts to glam it up seemed out of place.
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cmull | 86 77th |
Also reading Conspiracy of Fools right now, and this movie complements that material very well. The film takes on a lot of the more dramatic stuff, like Enron's involvement in the California energy crisis, and fleshes it out in some detail.
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yilb | 90 98th |
Real criminals in action. Devistating.
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djross | 70 76th |
Effective presentation of the way in which speculation destroys investment, and capitalism takes on an increasingly mafia-esque character.
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Ytadel | 6 70th |
Due to its use of interviews and thorough ground-up explaining of the inner workings of the Enron scandal many of us may not have fully understood, this is a finer documentary than any of Moore's, yet simultaneously inspiring more anger than them too. Oh, and Ken Lay died, so we win. Awesome.
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ozymandius10 | 83 84th |
If you want to see a good documentary, watch this. If you're curious about Enron, watch this. But most of all: If you want to get really angry, sit down and watch this.
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3Names | 87 64th |
Those mother-fuckers!!!
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ktappe | 95 88th |
Very informative and insightful as to how the CA blackouts and subsequent governor's race were influenced by the unfettered greed of a handful of Texas businessmen.
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1 | bwlfro5 | 80 78th |
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A very accessible look at the story of a company that I didn't even know existed until the scandal broke out, and promptly forgot about afterward. In the words of one of the writers: "People perceive it as a story that's about numbers... but in reality it's a story about people."
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1 | fibonacci | 80 60th |
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Entertaining for a documentary, but with an obvious political bias that interferes with objectivity.
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FunkyAstro | 80 80th |
I think the reason why this doc is so entertaining is because it happened after the whole story was revealed and they kinda of gave it this "Behind The Music" style rundown which made it fun to watch. Some of the dramatized re-enactments, like the strip club and the suicide scene to name a couple, added to the scandalous buildup to the whole thing. Does it remove some of the credibility? Perhaps insignificantly. Does it make it fun to watch? Absolutely.
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redacted | 82 77th |
Distressing and provoking. If a business can divert necessary electricity off your grid for hyper-profit as well as affect the term of a State Governor, the spawn of capitalism has literally let the power get to its head. This is one atrocity that has been picked apart forensically after the fact and it's dispiriting to acknowledge that this internal rotting turned collapse of a major corporation most likely will happen again.
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dunbar | 88 90th |
A well put together documentary showcasing all the horrors of the corporate world. Going beneath the surface of greed it gives you some great insight and perspective on the megalomaniacs who seek glory for their own good.
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hellboy76 | 72 86th |
It's hard to have any anger left over when this sort of thing (not exactly the same , but blatant illegalities fucking over the working class , sheerly for the gain of a few) happens with frequent occurrence. Still , it is a sharp, efficient presentation and well worth seeing.
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Calabria | 85 84th |
One of the most enraging docs I have ever seen and in spite of my own libertarian leanings I must say it really provides a shining example of the dangers involved in deregulation, which clearly just doesn't work when people aren't willing to grab their pitchforks and torches! This movie had me trying to remember where I left mine.
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