The China Hustle

...lets its many players tell the story through interviews about their shady involvement, their visages framed through cold, sober lights.

Rothstein's warning is clear: If, in five years' time, you're wondering where your retirement account went, the evidence is already out there.

By the time the film ends you’ll wish you could go back to being ignorant again.

...works as both a cautionary tale and as a compelling study of ineptitude, wishful thinking, and greed among folks in the U.S. investment community.