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"Maxed Out" | A high-interest look at our collective debts |
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Written by Moira Macdonald
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Friday, 09 March 2007 |
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Consumer debt might seem, at first glance, a fairly unsexy topic for a documentary, but James D. Scurlock's "Maxed Out" presents a far-reaching overview of the topic that will leave audiences intrigued and possibly outraged. Though the movie sometimes feels a bit cursory in telling its many stories (fleshed out in Scurlock's book of the same title, now in bookstores), many of its points resonate strongly, in that hey-how-come-I-didn't-know-that way that the best muckraking journalism can do.
There's plenty of muck for Seattle native Scurlock to wade through, and his film blends stories from around the country in a casual, almost playful way. A Nevada real-estate agent cheerfully explains that her clients want massive houses with wine cellars and two laundry rooms, whether or not they can afford them.
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