Money Monster

Even if Money Monster ultimately gets held hostage by its plot intricacies, Clooney, Roberts, O'Connell, and Foster do their jobs.

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Stellar Clooney, Roberts make ‘Money Monster’ a worthy investment

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Jodie Foster manages the interlocking tones of outrage with an unfailing rhythm and an engagingly casual cynicism.

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What the script lacks in emotional subtext you'll find in their richly detailed performances.

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The movie wants to make sure we understand that this guy may have a gun and a bomb, but he also has a point.

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Unlike last year’s “The Big Short,” “Money Monster’s” skewering of the financial industry is too superficial to draw any real blood, but it arrives at an unusually relevant historical juncture.

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There’s not much honor in a movie that rants about the little guy getting screwed then hands out its stars’ chumminess as a damp consolation prize.

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What Money Monster amounts to is a well-meaning indictment of culture, society and the financial sector that could do without an agenda or two.

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George Clooney plays a TV finance guru taken hostage by one of his bilked viewers — but the movie doesn’t live up to its promising premise.

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Even with the fundamentals in place to yield a big payday, it remains a break-even proposition.

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When it’s at its peak value somewhere in the middle, “Money Monster” is a solid bet.

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Jodie Foster's hostage thriller struggles to maintain momentum, credibility.

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George Clooney goes Leslie Nielsen in popcorn hostage thriller.

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Money Monster’s bluster and nerve keeps you hooked.

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Jodie Foster’s ‘Money Monster’ Never Quite Balances Thrills And Journalistic Morality

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While the Occupy Wall Street rage supposedly fueling this thing is flimsy, what’s left is still solidly entertaining.

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An ordinary film about an extraordinary situation.

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Mr. Clooney’s prancing, dancing and clowning for the TV camera feel tame and vaguely self-conscious when measured.

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The problem with “Money Monster” is that it’s a formula, too, and one with few dividends.

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The increasingly unruly plot culminates in a showdown at Federal Hall, though the actual Financial District settings showcased in the latter part of the film don’t do much to vitalize it.

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