Money Monster | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | January 31, 2022
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Makes strong points about the present zeitgeist but loses a lot of its steam in smug lead performances and a super villain plot twist.
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| synopsis | Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio. |
| lead actors | George Clooney | Julia Roberts | Jack O'Connell | Caitriona Balfe | Dominic West | Lenny Venito | Giancarlo Esposito | Christopher Denham | Condola Rashad | Emily Meade | Chris Bauer | Dennis Boutsikaris | Olivia Luccardi | Aaron Yoo | Grant Rosenmeyer | Greta Lee | Cenk Uygur | Carsey Walker Jr. | Jim Warden | Joseph D. Reitman | Grizz Chapman | Robert C. Kirk | Genevieve Adams | Daoud Heidami | Anthony DeSando | Ivan Martin | John Ventimiglia | Dominic Colón | Chad Jennings | Cliff Moylan | Brian Edwards | Jimmy Gary Jr. | Frantzy Orisma | Charlie Thurston | Patricia Dunnock | Sahr Ngaujah | Vernon Campbell | Daniel K. Isaac | Darri Ingolfsson | Makhaola Ndebele | Jamar Greene | Rob Falcone | Bobby Kruger | David Healy | Matt Walton | Pun Bandhu | Jake Choi | Nick Boraine | Jeff Witzke | Bryan Burton | Frank Pando | Shauna Mitchell | Pat Kiernan |
| director | Jodie Foster |