The movie isn´t bad at all. DeNiro is doing a great job. It just left me a little confused about what Levinson motivation and intentions were regarding the portrayal of Madoff. The movie shows more about what Bernies actions did to his family then about his victims. Madoff is still serving his sentence and from what I´ve read he is doing well even making deals inside prison. So why put him in the focus of a movie ?

Madoff was a scapegoat, if ever there was one, just like all big scandals. And now we are supposed to feel sympathy for him and his family? That's what this film seems to portray.

The Madoff miniseries was 20x better than this.

This is a hard movie to watch. It's dark, it's about people having their lives torn apart, and it's all the more chilling because it's based on a historical/non-fiction novel of the same name. The acting is masterful, the actors disappear into their characters, the story is well thought out and delivered. It's timely and it's sobering. A piece of history worth knowing - and eerily reflective of another family (nation) living under the tyranny of a powerful, sociopathic, con man. I give this film an 8 (gripping reality) out of 10. [BioPic, Drama, Crime, History]

I should have known this movie was not for me. Makes me think of when Oprah goes shopping and they tell her she is too black to be in this store. White people can commit any crime they want but, they wouldn't even let Oprah buy a purse!