{"id":10239,"date":"2017-05-16T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=10239"},"modified":"2017-05-16T20:00:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T18:00:45","slug":"money-monster-starring-george-clooney-julia-roberts-and-jack-oconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/money-monster-starring-george-clooney-julia-roberts-and-jack-oconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Monster starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O\u2019Connell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Money Monster starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O’Connell. Image via Amazon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Money Monster Plot Summary \u2013 No Spoilers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee Gates (George Clooney) is the cocky and popular host of the finance show Money Monster where he puts on extravagant stage performances and sheds out investment out like the ultimate authority. And while he knows what he is talking about, an unexpected \u201cglitch\u201d at the investment company IBUS has him<\/p>\n

cause a lot of people to lose money: a total of 800 million, to be exact. The company CCO Diane Lester (Highlander\u2019s Caitriona Balfe) is apologetic and sticks to the talking points while the CEO Walt Camby (The Affair\u2019s Dominic West) is nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t really affect the rich Lee or his director Patty (Julia Roberts) \u2013 until a blue collar victim named Kyle (Jack O\u2019Connell) takes them hostage on live television. He puts a gun to Lee\u2019s head and makes him wear an explosive vest. Kyle holds a deadman\u2019s trigger and demands answers. He wants to know how a \u201cglitch\u201d could happen, how Lee could give such shitty advice so confidently, and most importantly, he wants a word with Walt.<\/p>\n

The police get quickly involved, but they don\u2019t count on Lee\u2019s humanity taking over and deciding to help Lee. And the more Lee and Patty listen to Kyle, the less they buy Walt\u2019s glitch story. Can they find out what went wrong before it is too late?<\/p>\n

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Money Monster Movie Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

Money Monster is a modern movie in the vein of Mad City. While the plots differ, there are several similarities that got me nostalgic:<\/p>\n

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Mad City starring John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman. Image via moviepostershop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  • An otherwise sane and decent man going mad when he loses his money. In Mad City, John Travolta gets fired from his job at a museum and takes the manager hostage, with the unexpected surprise of kids being there at the same time.<\/li>\n
  • A not-so-empathetic reporter tries to control things (In Mad City, the reporter is played by Dustin Hoffman), but then he gets on the gunman\u2019s side as he learns more about his situation.<\/li>\n
  • We end up rooting for the wronged family man, but of course, ****spoilers**** they will tragically pay the price of taking justice into their own hands, even if we badly wanted them to win.<\/li>\n
  • The police will make things worse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The good things about Money Monster, apart from the stellar cast and director Jodie Foster, is that it feels like the emotional, humane drama\/thrillers of the 90s. The not-so-great thing is it feels like we have seen this movie before.<\/p>\n

    And for some reason, while I was sad at the ending and enjoyed the time I spent on the movie, I didn\u2019t feel as touched as I was when I watched Mad City.<\/p>\n

    And while Money Monster made more money at the box office and is a bit more highly rated at IMDB, I still prefer Mad City.<\/p>\n

    That said, as a 90s kid, I still feel Julia Roberts and George Clooney are more my generation than say Scarlett Johannson or Chris Hemsworth. I love seeing them on screen in lead roles. So for nostalgia and the love of cast and director, I still recommend giving Money Monster a shot. As familiar and predictable the story might feel, it still has more heart than a lot of stuff out there.<\/p>\n

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    Money Monster is a 2016 movie written by Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore, and Jim Kouf. The movie made over 93 million dollars worldwide. It\u2019s budget is reported to be around 27 mil.<\/p>\n