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Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThis film stands as an intimate, terrifying document that renders an incomprehensible slice of recent history in human terms.
- 70The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyThe movie is a lucid and comprehensive picture of a rotten system, but it’s a relief to know that some people in the midst of disaster were doing their jobs.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe lesson of this story: if enough money is involved, greed trumps morality.
- 58The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe film doesn’t come to life until too late in the game.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThere's valuable information here and some human stories that deserve to be heard.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe filmmakers' metaphor of the housing market as a casino, with hard-working people's homes used as chips, although apt, may lack the visual and visceral excitement.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis authoritative, far-reaching documentary by veteran investigative journalists Leslie and Andrew Cockburn comes off as curiously bloodless.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearAmerican Casino tries to connect the big picture regarding a major problem to a human pulse and comes up lacking on both sides. It’s a gamble that simply doesn’t pay off
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe movie's lack of Michael Moore-style dynamism has a dulling effect. What saves it is the human face it puts on the crisis, and its indictment of corporate greed.