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The clownish host of a slapstick cable TV financial show (George Clooney) and his producer (Julia Roberts) get taken for a ride when a disturbed construction worker (Jack O’Connell) storms into the studio during a live broadcast, takes everyone hostage, and demands $800 million ransom. Reason: he followed one of the show’s stick picks and lost his nest egg. Not a bad premise for a topical thriller, but director Jodie Foster and a tag team of three writers bungle it. It’s a flabby, fake-important, entirely implausible, “torn from the headlines” potboiler, a clumsy farce with mousy dialogue and zero suspense. We’re not buying it at any price (99 min.).
Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/moneymonster
Director: Jodie Foster
Producer: Lara Alameddine, George Clooney, Daniel Dubiecki, Grant Heslov, Tim Crane, Kerry Orent, Regina Sculley and Ben Waisbren
Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Denham, Lenny Venito, Chris Bauer, Dennis Boutsikaris, Emily Meade, Condola Rashad, Aaron Yoo and Greta Lee
Director: Jodie Foster
Producer: Lara Alameddine, George Clooney, Daniel Dubiecki, Grant Heslov, Tim Crane, Kerry Orent, Regina Sculley and Ben Waisbren
Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Denham, Lenny Venito, Chris Bauer, Dennis Boutsikaris, Emily Meade, Condola Rashad, Aaron Yoo and Greta Lee
