For a hostage thriller that wants its audience to ponder Wall Street's crimes, Money Monster's message feels muddled, and the film remains far too dismissible after it's over.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 15, 2022

A cracking cast, together with a tense screenplay and strong direction from Foster make for an early summer must-see with brains as well as brawn.

| Sep 29, 2021

While the movie strains the limits of believability in its third act, it's still entertaining throughout and finds plenty of dark laughs in the tension.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 28, 2021

Only the performances from Clooney and Roberts keep the film afloat.

| Aug 27, 2021

In the minds of its makers, this ripped-from-the-headlines drama is the celluloid equivalent of "Men Walk On Moon" and "Nixon Resigns"; in actuality, it's more like "Hillary Clinton Adopts Alien Baby" and "Bigfoot Kept Lumberjack As Love Slave."

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 18, 2021

Its timely themes are let down by a muddled script - but the story is thrilling and the performances are powerful enough to make it worth your time.

| Aug 13, 2021

Money Monster is no masterpiece but as a form of glossy high-octane entertainment, it doesn't disappoint...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 8, 2021

Foster and company are sincere in their concerns, but they are largely insulated and isolated from the full extent of the social crisis in the US ...

| Feb 26, 2021

Money Monster never feels tense or thrilling when it's trying its hardest to do so.

| Dec 23, 2020

Entertaining but not as intelligent as its conceit would promise, Money Monster is a glossy melodrama good enough to pass the time but ultimately disappointing considering the talent behind the camera.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 30, 2020

Fervently cynical film in which bad people can do good things and good people can do bad things and the truth ends up being something we simply have to demand.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 17, 2020

This film ultimately lets down the main character and the central plot, by wrapping it up with glossy Hollywood stars and veering into ridiculous territory. It is worth checking out for one thing and one thing alone: Jack O'Connell.

| Jul 1, 2020

There were interesting moments and things that surprised me, which doesn't always happen.

| May 1, 2020

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | May 1, 2020

Overall, Money Monster is a solid, reliable thriller with engaging performances from a cast of familiar, talented faces.

| Apr 1, 2020

Money Monster is kind of dumb. It's frustrating because it's made by smart people, particularly director Jodie Foster...

| Feb 13, 2020

Money Monster's skewering of our media-obsessed society will certainly make you think, and it's always fun to watch George Clooney and Julia Roberts banter on the big screen, but overall the film's predictability is a letdown.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 22, 2020

As it wears on, it veers too far into allegory and away from the credible, but it's still a worthy and surprising ride, and at a taut 98 minutes, it never outstays its welcome.

| Jan 14, 2020

Seeing [George] Clooney, [Julia] Roberts and [Jack] O'Connell interact in this tension filled drama is entertaining and thought provoking.

| Oct 21, 2019

This is what a movie for adults looks like, folks.

| Original Score: B | Oct 21, 2019