Money Monster (2016)

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	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Jodie Foster
	Actors: George Clooney (Up in the air, O'Brother where Art Thou?), Julia Roberts (The Pelican Affair, Pretty Woman), Jack O'Connell (300: Rise of an Empire)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 13.12.2016, in-flight entertainment system 10" screen
Synopsis: Lee Gates (Clooney) hosts a TV-show directed by Patty (Roberts) about banking investments. After a glitch in some micro-transactions, he will have to face the real-life consequences of bad investments via the intrusion of Kyle (O'Connell) in his show.
Review: I saw the trailer to the movie some time ago and immediately thought, like after watching the first half hour: what a simple and efficient idea for a movie. Everybody can relate to the poor guy pissed off at banks who apparently spend our money with no consequence for them. And what better person to pass your nerves on than this self-centered rich obnoxious TV-host? Julia Roberts behind the camera completes well this triangle. I loved the first 15 minutes of the movie in which the now director Jodie Foster very efficiently immerses the audience in the story and introduces the characters, their relationships and the stakes with a masterful technique. Then the story keeps on unfolding at a constant pace and delivers new revelations at a constant rate so that we never get bored with the rather simple plot and quasi-unique set. Not revolutionary but a nice modest well-done "financial thriller". Jodie Foster may want to start with such movies after directing some episodes of House of Cards (S2E9) and Orange is the New Black, and before moving on to more ambitious and/or personal projects.
Rating: 7 /10