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article2016 Reviews,George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in this mediocre thriller about stock fraud, directed by Jodie Foster.
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Jodie Foster
Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Lenny Venito, Christopher Denham, Giancarlo Esposito & Chris Bauer.
Run Time: 99 min.
US Release: 13 May 2016
UK Release: 27 May 2016
German Release: 26 May 2016
I was actually planning on posting my review for Mechanic: Resurrection today but I decided to get my thoughts for Money Monster out of the way first. This was a film I wanted to see since the first trailer hit the net because it looked like an extreme, financial thriller that included the entire Wall Street as an antagonist, sadly it wasn’t exactly that what we obtained. While Money Monster is not what I had expected, including some serious plot weaknesses, it still had its positive moments.
Financial TV host and advisor Lee Gates (Clooney) is a broken man, who makes his money by consulting the viewers of his show, called Money Monster, in stock trading. His producer Patty (Roberts) is the one that keeps him in check and the show running. When one of his recommendations inexplicably plummets into the ground, one of the viewers (O’Connell as Kyle Budwell) who invested his whole fortune in that stock, storms the studio with a loaded weapon and a vest wired with explosives. What follows is an intense situation, in which Kyle demands answers for what went wrong.
This is a good and suspenseful economic thriller with an interesting concept, but the plot is somewhat of a mixed bag. My favourite part of the story is the moments inside the studio when Kyle appears and takes everyone on - and behind set - hostage. Those scenes had me on the edge of my seat because the situation felt very explosive: Kyle yelling at Gates, trying to force some answers out of him while Patty is trying to calm him down by talking through his earpiece. The dialogues between these three were extraordinary, tension-filled and intriguing.
Money Monster drops the ball, though, as soon as it moves the narrative outside of the studio, to show the viewer what is happening at the company (IBIS) that lost the money of its investors. My problem with that part of the film was simply that it felt a little unrealistic and boring. I understand that the writers and director needed to humanise Wall Street in order to vilify the system but it came at the cost of losing credibility, especially when it is explained how, where and why the money was lost. Still, I need to pay my respect to the production team on how they ended the film, even if the CEO’s defence was laughable.
But my biggest issue with this financial thriller was not the story, the dialogues or the acting, it was the fact that the trailer spoiled a lot of the core scenes and thus made the movie very predictable, even if the outcome was different from what the trailer suggested.
George Clooney did a great job portraying this over-enthusiastic finance advisor/TV show host. Lee Gates is very hyperactive and surprisingly funny at times, especially during the first fifteen minutes. This all changes as soon as his life is threatened and you get to see him in a completeely different light, giving me a pleasant surprise at the amount of different facets Clooney gave his character. Julia Roberts as Patty was brilliant as well. She is the exact opposite of Gates’s persona, his good conscience if you want so, keeping him in check by talking to him through his earpiece. She is what counterbalances Clooney’s character and both have a stunning chemistry.
George Clooney did a great job portraying this over-enthusiastic finance advisor/TV show host. Lee Gates is very hyperactive and surprisingly funny at times, especially during the first fifteen minutes. This all changes as soon as his life is threatened and you get to see him in a completeely different light, giving me a pleasant surprise at the amount of different facets Clooney gave his character. Julia Roberts as Patty was brilliant as well. She is the exact opposite of Gates’s persona, his good conscience if you want so, keeping him in check by talking to him through his earpiece. She is what counterbalances Clooney’s character and both have a stunning chemistry.
Jack O’Connell also gave a fantastic performance. His character, Kyle Budwell invested all of his money in the company that Gates recommended and lost it all. He is desperate and simply wants to understand what really happened because the answer provided by IBIS’ PR agents are not making any sense to him. Therefore he concocts this hostage situation as a last measure to obtain some real answers.
Dominic West was the weakest link in this movie and nearly ruined the ending for me. They tried to build a mystery around his persona (Walt Camby - CEO of IBIS) but in the end, he was just a shallow person that had no real presence, be it positive or negative. Another character I found to be extremely bland was that of Camby’s assistant, played by Caitriona Balfe.
The cinematography by Matthew Libateque is one of the better parts of this thriller. I liked how Liabteque managed to show the contrast of the “normal day” working environment inside the studio. It felt larger, somewhat open. As soon as Kyle enters the scene taking everybody hostage, the atmosphere changes, and the studio feels enclosed and claustrophobic. I also liked the scene on the streets with Clooney and O’Connell because it took a setting like New York but enclosed that moment by just focusing on the characters. In a nutshell, Money Monster is a beautiful looking film, and its cinematography infuses the story with thrilling emotions.
Verdict: Money Monster is a suspenseful and explosive thriller as long as it takes place inside the studio. Once it starts shifting to other places, the movie loses its energy and becomes a little bit boring. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jack O’Connell gave outstanding performances though, and it was their interaction that kept the movie interesting. In the end, Money Monster is nothing more than an OK movie with a good premise. If you decide to watch it, I would recommend you pass on seeing the trailer first. I will, therefore, give it a 6.5 out of 10!Thank you as always for reading, and if you enjoyed this review hit like, share and comment.
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