Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

People are voting emotionally.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

1/27/18. An entertaining documentary that looks at the various ways economics play a role in our lives. So educational without feeling like you are being lectured to about ethical behaviors, cheating, etc. Worth catching. You'll learn some about how society functions!

Freakonomics is one of those films that tries to make a complex subject accessible to a mainstream audience. Here, there subject in question is economics, and how it is everywhere. Although trying to reach a wider audience in a fun way we can relate to is admirable, it can't avoid a patronizing tone. Still, there are lots of interesting parts to this documentary. It's split into a number of sections, with each section helmed by a familiar documentary filmmaker. This allows for a number of fun and interesting style to be put on display. As we delve into the world of economics, this all feels like a few great bits in an overambitious whole. Each segment has a fascinating topic, and one that could be explored at full length. Corruption and murder in sumo wrestling, how our names affect our lives, and how abortion may have helped to reduce the crime rate. All great subjects that are handled with kid gloves. It has inspired me to look into further detail about some things, but I wonder if the ideas and thoughts provoked will last a long time.

A few of the issues addressed in the book are examined: cheating, paying students, crime.The crime segment was interesting as statistics were actually used. I didn't quite understand how the percentages were developed for why crime decreased. I do find it interesting that Roe v. Wade is used to explain the reduction of crime in the late 1980s.I guess I didn't quite follow the sumo controversy too carefully. That a match that doesn't much matter is "thrown" doesn't bother me. When an NFL team has secured a spot in the playoffs, it often doesn't play its stars in a meaningless end of season regular game. I liken the sumo situation to that.Freakonomics is thought provoking. For that, it is recommended. Treat yourself to an interesting flick.

The entire thing went by so fast.To those that are unaware, this movie the the Freakonomics book adapted to a a movie format with flashy colours and animations for those who need more stimulation than just text (though I would highly recommend the book as well since it goes into much more detail). The components are well-done, and Levitt makes very convincing arguments that are hard to dispute. He is a very well respected professor in the field of economics. A little background on him from Wiki: "Winner of the 2004 John Bates Clark Medal, he is currently the William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, director of the Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy published by the University of Chicago Press"I like how the previous review just wrote off "incentives", as if they were a minuscule part to any decision. In fact, incentives are the MAIN factors to any decision made, ever. Have you ever taken an economics course? You learn this in the first-year introductory class, I believe. But I'll gladly welcome you to try and disprove hundreds of years of research by brilliant scholars.