Money Monster Review

Money Monster (2016): A Movie Review by Ryan Balkwill (ARTCO trainee)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director:  Jodie Foster

Writers: Jamie Linden, Alan Difiore, & Jim Kouf.

Casts: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Denham, Lenny Venito, Chris Bauer & Dennis Boutsikaris. 

Plot: Lee Gates is a bombastic TV PERSONALITY whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor takes Gates, his crew, and his ace producer Patty Fenn hostage live on air. Unfolding in real time, Gates and Fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies. 

 

Did you find the plot interesting?
 

Yes. It was engaging.

 

Did you like the film?

Yes it was also engaging.

 

What was your favourite bit & why?

My favourite bit is when Jack O’Connell’s character discovered that he had been defrauded by another firm, and he’d wasted his money and all his families’ money and his ex wife’s money and she blamed him for it all. Also when he gets into the building and starts taking the whole studio hostage. 

 

What are the Main Characters and Why?

Lee Gates, Patty Fenn & Kyle Budwell (George Clooney, Julia Roberts & Jack O’Conell respectively).

 

Would you recommend this film to a friend?

Yes, absolutely, it’s about the banking system and world we live in, much went over my head, but it was still entertaining.

Rating:  2.5 out of 5 stars – Flixster/Rotten Tomatoes