Synopsis
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
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Cast
- George ClooneyLee Gates
- Julia RobertsPatty Fenn
- Jack O'ConnellKyle Budwell
- Dominic WestWalt Camby
- Caitríona BalfeDiane Lester
- Giancarlo EspositoCaptain Powell
- Christopher DenhamRon Sprecher
- Lenny VenitoLenny (The Cameraman)
- Chris BauerLt. Nelson
- Dennis BoutsikarisAvery Goodloe CFO
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
As an indictment of Wall Street chicanery, it’s largely toothless; as a pure thriller, it only quickens the pulse once or twice; as a conspiracy saga, its central mystery falls flat. Yet somehow the film hangs together surprisingly well. - 67
IndieWire
Foster's suspenseful treatment of the material is fun to watch but not the dramatic statement its blaring tone would suggest. - 63
Movie Nation
It’s not a “Nework” for our times. But a game cast and a reasonably tense take on a topic that is a major component of this election year’s zeitgeist — financial cheats stealing from America, and never brought to justice — make it work. - 63
The Seattle Times
Unfortunately, Money Monster, though perfectly competent, is one of those movies that promises more than it delivers. - 63
Chicago Tribune
Foster's direction, aided by cinematographer Matthew Libatique's sharp, clean light, is the most fluid and well-considered of her career. The script is an asset, too. Until it becomes a mixed-bag liability. - 60
The Guardian
This is no masterpiece, but it’s amiable slice of popcorn entertainment. - 60
The Telegraph
You miss the lingering after-sting of catharsis that was a regular signature of Lumet’s work, but in the heat of the moment, Money Monster’s bluster and nerve keeps you hooked. - 58
The Playlist
The film is never as savage as the first-act anarchy suggests it might be, and its best ideas are subsumed into familiar thriller concepts. Good craftsmanship elevates the result above workaday thriller territory, but ultimately Money Monster never rages in the “mad as hell” mode that’s always kept just out of reach
