Oe (Ansel Elgort) and Dean (Taron Egerton) went to school on the west coast with rich kids like Biltmores. Joe has the brains and Dean has the gab and connections. They managed to convince their rich friends to invest in their company, the BBC. Investor Ron Levin (Kevin Spacey) invests in the group which includes socializing and investing. Then the scams begin...This was based on a true story, but I never felt the intensity or the climax. The fact that the guys never became famous makes this just another bad investor tale. Guide: F-word, brief sex. No nudity.

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.

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.

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.