Inspired by a true event.
I didn't even know this really happened in Wall Street. Nobody knows what the real scenario was except Michael.
I googled "Bre-X" which is the original event of this movie.
If you don't know about the event, it'd be better to see this without knowledge of the event. You could be surprised.
Matthew McConaughey plays as a main character Kenny Wells who is a balding fat middle aged man. Check this out. He's still cool.