"Too Big to Fail" is the film adaptation of the book with the same name by Andrew Sorkin. As I haven't read the book, I can only evaluate the film as it stands alone. The film focuses on Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson (William Hurt) and his team as they attempt to navigate the 2008 US financial meltdown. As more of the major banks' problems come to light, Paulson and his team try to rally and find a solution leading to TARP (Troubled Assets Recovery Program).
It's an entertaining and dramatic look at the financial meltdown through the lens of Henry Paulson and his team. I thought the relationships and the team working among the banks was interesting. Though this film doesn't cover all angles (it's not a documentary), there's food for thought and it's interesting. The cast is very good with Ed Asner, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Cynthia Nixon, and James Woods among others. I say take this one as entertainment not as fact and enjoy it as a dramatization of the 2008 meltdown. It's a solid C+ for me - good not great.
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