The alpha males instrumental in the collapse of the Enron
corporation - the multinational that went bust in 2001 with the
loss of 20,000 jobs and tens of billions of dollars - were the
company's chief, Ken Lay, and his unflappable right-hand man, Jeff
Skilling. In Enron's heyday, the rest of the staff came to
mythologise the duo as "the smartest guys in the room". If you
define being smart as possessing an unerring instinct for the main
chance, the myth was reality. Investors and employees lost
everything in the company's crash, but Lay and Skilling were adroit
enough to sell their stock just before it happened, walking away
with multimillion-dollar payouts. Gibney's film is an anatomy of
the collapse and if you haven't done your homework it's not easy to
follow. An impressive group of insiders pilot you through the
complexities.
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The RoomDocumentaryM3.5 stars2005Alex GibneyN/A105United States2001403-21128796686290-smh.com.auhttp://www.smh.com.au/news/film-reviews/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room/2005/10/14/1128796686290.htmlsmh.com.auSydney Morning Herald2005-10-14Enron: The Smartest Guys In The RoomSandra HallHow Enron's house of cards collapsed.EntertainmentMagpieFilmReviewhttp://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/10/14/2_enron_big_051012040111274_wideweb__300x352.jpg
