Money Monster is a gripping thriller that will keep you entertained for an hour and a half. It is a Hollywood hostage movie set in a New York television studio. It has a big name cast; George Clooney and Julia Roberts are both on top form, as an irritating TV show host and his producer. Jack O’Connell is also excellent as the hostage taker. It is directed by Jodie Foster, who does a good job subverting expectations in a genre that the audience will know well.
The script and character development are fantastic, because although all the main protagonists have flawed personalities, over the course of the film, we are given an insight to their humanity and motivation. This means that we have sympathy with all of them to some degree.
Money Monster is funny, surprising and knowing. It is also nicely subversive from Jodi Foster because all the men in the film are the brash, sensationalist types getting all the attention and the women are the ones who quietly get things done.
Don’t go to this movie expecting insights into the world of financial markets, or the effects of the 24 hour news cycle on society. Go expecting pure light entertainment, for that is what it delivers
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This sounds like a nice movie to kick back and watch on a Friday night. It comes out down here tomorrow, I think I’ll catch it. I like Clooney, though sometimes he phones in performances. Sounds like he doesn’t do that here 🙂
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Hope you enjoy it. Nice Guys comes out here on Friday, might go see that having read your review.
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It is great fun, and has a great script. Money Monster opens tomorrow, I’ll probably see it then 😀
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