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Plot Summary
For three weeks in September 2008, one person was charged with preventing the collapse of the global economy. No one understood financial markets better than Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs. Yet Paulson wasn’t quite the pinstriped banker he appeared to be. A devout Christian Scientist with left-leaning politics, he’d refused two previous offers to be Secretary of the Treasury before finally accepting. In Hank: Five Years from the Brink, Paulson tells the complete story of how he persuaded banks, congress, and presidential candidates to sign off on nearly $1 trillion in rescue packages—even as he found the behavior that led to the crisis, and the rescue packages themselves, morally reprehensible. Directed by Academy Award nominee Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost, Some Kind of Monster), the film features Paulson and his wife of 40 years, Wendy. It’s a riveting portrait of leadership under unimaginable pressure—and a marriage under unfathomable circumstances.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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54%- Reviews Counted: 13
- Fresh: 7
- Rotten: 6
- Average Rating: 4.8/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: It's informative but not enlightening, and Mr. Berlinger packs in chattering news clips and a score that's audible under the interview.
Fresh: For all of Paulson's intelligent calm in front of the camera, he is telling an American horror story of massive proportions.
Fresh: There may have been some whiz kid out there who could have done better, but considering his boss was capable of hiring real villains and buffoons, Hank will make you grateful for Hank.
Rotten: This is not a film that will be remembered for its high drama, but it wouldn't be surprising to see it studied in future years by scholars trying to gain perspective on a calamity that almost brought the world to itsknees.
Customer Reviews
Great
Extremely interesting documentary, Hank Paulson goes through the terrible events in 2008 that marked the beginning of the financial crisis. He does a great job of keeping the viewer captivated throughout, yet he also makes the whole string of these events, their impact on the financial sector and the broad US economy very comprehensible, even for those who very little background in finance. 5 stars documentary!
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