Enron: From Wall Street darling to disaster movie

Go see it if it is in a theatre near you. As they say nothing you don't probably already know but worth the money still.

The documentary, 'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,' doesn't really dig up any new dirt on the Enron scandal, but it still manages to be a sobering and sometimes startling reminder of just how out of control the heady bubble days were.

The documentary "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" (playing in selected cities) will likely serve as a big, red, flashing warning light for potential stock-market investors. But even seasoned players -- and, one hopes, more than a few financial journalists -- will take pause as they watch one of the most admired companies in the Fortune 500 go bust in less than two months.

The film, directed by Alex Gibney and based on the book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, offers little new to those familiar with Enron's downfall. But the narrative is smooth and the film serves as an excellent reminder of just how out of control things could get in pre-scandal Wall Street.

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