Yesterday I went to watch "Inside Job" by Charles Ferguson and came away impressed. The documentary makes a very good attempt to explain the reasons behind the financial crisis of 2008 and it certainly isn't a very pretty picture. The film begins with stunning pictures of Iceland simultaneously revealing how the small country went from one of the prettiest places on the planet to one plagued by the financial transactions that led to its downfall. After that much of the documentary is a visual montage of aerial shots of Manhattan peppered with interviews and graphic explanations of the financial products that were responsible for the crisis. However, the strength of the film lies not in its visuals but the way the story unfolds. Ferguson does a good job of explaining why the crisis happened and how it probably could have been prevented. He takes a jab at all those in government, academia and financial institutions who still seem to be unfazed by it. The film asks tough questions and lays out the truth. But will we ever see any real solutions emerge or will we have to make do with the patchwork?