Money Monster-Teen Movie Review

Lee Gates (George Clooney) is known as the Money Monster. He hosts a very cheesy national cable show with dancing girls and colorful graphics while he recommends stocks to his viewers. He has a lot of followers who hang on his every word. However, one follower Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell), is not so happy as he lost all his money from one of the Money Monster’s stock tips. For revenge, Kyle invades the live broadcast, puts an explosive vest on the beloved host, and holds him at gun point. So now the TV show host and his trusty producer (Julia Roberts) must work together to save not only themselves, but the reputation of their popular show…Money Monster.

Rating: 2 and 1/2 popcorn buckets out of 5
Release Date: September 6, 2016
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

• The film has an all-star cast with George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• We see a couple in a sexual encounter. They are partially clothed.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• We see characters beaten and shot to death.
• The storyline shows the villain invading the stage of a live cable show.  He demands the host to put on an explosive vest and holds him hostage.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• We hear the f-word numerous times throughout the movie. We also hear “sh-t,” “p—y,” “a–,” “b–tard,” “b–ch,” “h–.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

• We briefly see a character using cocaine.

Will Teens Like It? Yes

• Mature teens will most likely enjoy the suspense and thrilling aspect of the film.

Overall Money Monster is a suspenseful and somewhat entertaining drama. Parents need to be aware of the excessive profane language throughout the film.

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