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The entire cast performed exceptionally well, but the poor writing and major plot issues made this film miss the mark. The directing was decent but also need better editing. Still an enjoyable film based on true events, but could have been much better. It's a 7/10 from me

From what I remember of the whole incident this is telling the story from a way different perspective. Hunt, in this case, is a sympathetic character which is a complete 180 from what happened in real life. The real Hunt was something of a borderline sociopath and, here, he's portrayed as a socially inept wannabe who gets swept up in events not of his making.

This is based on a real-life case and was made before as a TV movie in the 80s with Judd Nelson starring. This has higher production values and can boast Kevin Spacey in the cast, although boast may be the wrong word these days. Still whatever else may be said of him he's a great actor and I always enjoy seeing him.

Not a bad little movie, I'd recommend it.

This movie doesn't take long to kick into gear and has a pretty fast pace. The acting is good and the music is retro pop giving you that late 80's early 90's fun disco vibe. But the movie is based on a true story and that adds to the storylines authenticity but young guys starting a investment firm and getting in over their heads is a story too commonly told. This story does however go further on the tragedy scale then other movies about broker's or investors but when you watch these films that cover this topic it's always like watching a slow train wreck and this feature is no different. I do think this movie has some entertainment value but just a little.

I give this film a fair rating which means it's something worth watching but only when you get some free time don't go cancelling any appointments this movie can wait.

Enjoyable one-time watch, for young people especially. It deals with important questions like how far do you bend your ethics to make a dollar?

There's also some good sales lessons from Kevin Spacey in this movie, i'll let you find those yourself. And Kevin's attachment to this movie really turned me on to it, he's still a great actor despite any allegations that are going on.

Recommended movie for a one-time viewing.

This story tells two young men who enters the upper class world and become ultra rich through dubious means.

The story is mesmerising. It captivates me throughout, because of several reasons. On one hand, it offers a dream of upward social mobility, which is appealing to watch. On the other hand, it is only a matter of time when the whole house of cards collapses. The two lead actors are charming and are very likable. I enjoyed watching this film.

Not a bad movie. Acceptable acting, directing. And even the writing was ok. IF .. And it's a big IF. IF the true story wasn't already so dam interesting. The basically fictionalized account of what actually happened is soooooo far from the truth. Find the documentary on YouTube if you want the truth.

Here is another take on the story of Joe Hunt (Joseph Gamsky) by Hollywood screenwriter airheads who think they can do whatever they fancy about a story and turn it into something completely different with no regards to the truth. I even wonder if the writers took time to read Sue Horton's book (The Billionaire Boys Club) and who worked for years to get all the right details to render the story as close to reality as it was possible.. Did they even see the first version of the movie made in 1987 which is based faithfully on that book? (The movie starred Judd Nelson who played Joe Hunt in a most magnificient way ) (Strange thing actually that Mr. Nelson accepted a part in this parody of the story).This movie shows Joe Hunt as an unsure young man, one who does not have a strong personality and therefore who can barely influence anyone, much less in investing huge sums of money. The movie shows Joe Gamsky as a victim and Dean Karny being "the brain" behind everything when actually it was the other way around.

I agree that all the facts (or just about) are in the movie but everything is so twisted around that I had the feeling I was watching an entirely different story. Bottom line is the movie is a huge deception which is too bad because the young actors in it are talented .

But if you want to be entertained or at least have an idea of how things went down, I strongly suggest that you watch the 1987 version (longer, better and so much more accurate!)

This story was very well told, and it carried through all what happened and the acting was awesome, but it could of had more to it and more detail to the story instead of just like oh let's just get it over with and finish the story!

I really enjoyed this and loved seeing Kevin Soacey in a film again.

Superbly acted by all involved. It's a shame it's been slated at the box office.

Go see it

An interesting story well told. Shows the business world in all of it's grimy glory. Performances are good and overall if you think you might like it, you probably will!

You can't expect this movie like The Wolf of Wall Street but this movie is enjoyable and worth to watch . Run time is too short , but it cann't be disturbed . I like it but I want to be 2hr long . But 1 hour and 40 minutes still enough . Teenagers should watch this movie.

So the movie plays of in the 80's and suddenly they talked about Facebook and Google "wow" can that be.... not even Facebook and Google realised!

It's okay with both Ansel Elgort and Taron Egerton bringing in good performances but not their best and if you're looking to kill time definitely one to watch but not much rewatch value. As for the story it feels a little rushed and can get complicated but definitely interesting if you understand it.

It's 1983 L.A. While hustling cars to a rich client, Dean Karny (Taron Egerton) runs into former classmate Joe Hunt (Ansel Elgort). Neither were in the inner circle of the privileged set in the private L.A. Harvard School for Boys. Dean is the schmoozer and Joe is the poor scholarship outsider. Joe is a struggling analyst promoting his gold scheme to his superiors and Dean suggests starting their own company BBC. Dean introduces Joe to corrupt trader Ron Levin (Kevin Spacey). Through lies and gumption, Joe is able to recruit their rich former classmates and they recruit their rich fathers. Soon they are operating a multi-million dollar Ponzie scheme. Joe falls for Sydney Evans (Emma Roberts). It's a dog eat dog world and it all comes crashing down.

This was a real grind to watch. The low box office return has been blamed on the inclusion of Spacey. He's not why this is a grind to watch. He plays a sleaze and he's a real life sleaze. He actually fits and his scenes work as such. It's Ansel Elgort or more specifically, making Joe Hunt the central protagonist that is hard to take. He is not a compelling character. He is frustrating at times especially when the movie tries to make him a sympathetic character. It is infuriating. The better protagonist is Dean. He's the hustler. He doesn't have illusions of right and wrong. This is essentially Wolf of Wall Street with Belfort being relegated to a side character. It also doesn't help that the movie starts out through Dean's eyes and then switches to Joe. As for the real story this is based on, I wasn't prepared. I was expecting a simple arrest for fraud but it devolves into so much more. I needed a warning. I needed a foreshadowing scene in the opening. After hearing about the ridiculous box office, I wanted to check this out. The movie may not be historically bad but it got what it deserved.

Glad to see that the studios have moved on from same-y YA (young adult) movies that dominated the cinemas for some 15 first years of current century.

It's not all something related to sci-fi anymore, we've had some good relationship dramas - "The Fault in Our Stars", "Wonder" -, and now there's a solid "greed is good" type drama in the form of "Billionaire Boys Club".

To be honest, it's a bit soulless and occasionally flatlining effort, but still very watchable, if only for the charm of leading men, Ansel Elgort (a revelation in 2017's "Baby Driver") and Taron Egerton (the "Kingsman" series).

There's also a deliciously nasty supporting turn from Kevin Spacey as modern version of Gordon Gecko. But let me clear - his performance, or the movie altogether, is not just a "Wall Street" lite kind of project. Both hold their own.

The project stands on its own feet and doesn't just borrow the "Wall Street" blueprint as countless greed dramas of the last 30 years.

James Cox, the director and one of two writers, is confident about how he wants to play it out - all dramatic tones, intense energy, lots of talking heads in close-up shots etc.

And it mostly succeeds... he just hasn't managed to dig out the most committed performances of his young stars. Which is not a surprise, considering the straightforward but shallow B-movie material they have had to work with.

It all would probably make a noteworthy teen drama series (or even the whole season) on TV, it's just that we've had lot of similar movies doing it better.

I didn't quite understand the ways the get-rich-quick boys earned their money - or pretended to do so. For most of the running time, it never is very clear, concentrating on their partying and boasting instead.

Maybe showing it this way is exactly the point of the story. Still, a bit more straightforward explaining would be nice.

Still, it's good for summer audience. There's enough captivating content to earn its place among top teen soap operas, if there is such a genre.

I had fun, even if I kind of wished it to be shorter by 15 to 20 minutes.

Everything in this movie was really bad, should've been called "joe and dean," or something else. There are members of the BBC and we don't know what their roles in the BBC or the movie. The original BBC is more informative. Here we have a bunch of kids doing drugs and partying. Ron Levin (Kevin Spacey) is a caricature, they did not care about the character. My advice to you is to watch the 1987 BBC with Judd Nelson, he is more charismatic, more edgy than Ansel Elgort Character.

This film is entertaining to watch, but real life value will elude you.

Based on a true story of two guys that get caught in a scam, it's fascinating to watch how they show the business world. It's declared greasy and image-heavy, with the shallow characters walking proof. They never develop in personality, the finale is horrendous, and the plot grows in a strange way. The action is amazing, and the story these two guys went through is spellbinding... But the film leans on it too much! Kevin Spacey plays his normal typecast, as an almost refreshing reminder of "21" and "Catch Me If You Can."

Overall, this movie is perfect to watch while cleaning the house. You'll pay attention in interest, but the flawed effort to tell a good story can't hide your dust on the railing.

Thought the film whilst imperfect was extremely entertaining I completely understand the dislike of Spacey as a person but as a film this was really enjoyable fast paced and full of twists couldn't complain at all.

It was all about greed, false priorities in life, deception ... - things which lead to worse things sooner or later. It was so in 80-es of 20th Century, and is so now. Except that maybe more people, more politicians are involved.

I really have no clue about story, the book, previous v. of movie, with same name. This was for moments pretty much messy, direction and editing seems a bit rushed. Acting was fine, luckily. There was lot of narration, what should explain things - when direction and editing failed in it :-)

Now, I must to comment one comment here - with title: Biggest mistake . Yeah, comment has one of biggest mistakes I ever seen - and I seen lot of it here. Was said in one moment words: Facebook and Google . Our wise comment writer considered that as huge anachronism. But that was narration, performed decades later :-) In any case, was not really good idea to came with it in this story.

All in all watchable, and Kevin Spacey still can act. Emma Roberts is still cute, and plays more and more serious roles. I don't know other actors, but can say that were good. Still in phase when watching badly directed movies . Maybe to look some Kubrick one ?

Considering this film's runtime is around 100 minutes it felt more like 4 hours.

I struggled to find any of the characters engaging or likeable, and so didn't feel invested in the story.

After about an hour (or what felt like three), my attention had waivered to the point I was on my phone looking up the real-life story behind the film.

Maybe it's just not my type of movie, so give it a go yourself by all means. For me, though, this was instantly forgettable.