"The Big Short," on financial crisis, fans Oscar buzz for Carell

With big-name stars and early Oscar buzz over Steve Carell's performance as a banker conflicted about the global financial meltdown, "The Big Short" is generating both hype and mixed reviews. The film closed this week's AFI Fest in Los Angeles, a festival that often plays a crucial role in shaping the intense competition for Oscar's coveted golden statuettes. The subject of the film, which was screened late Thursday, is not the easiest: making sense of the complex financial roots of the 2007-2008 debacle that saw stock markets and big financial institutions teetering near collapse.

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