Money Monster

Okay. Before I delve into my review about this movie, let me tell you a little something about myself. I'm studying accounting in college. I'm planning to get my bachelor's degree, and with the fact that I have three semesters left, I have somewhat of the knowledge to understand this movie to a good extent. I'm going to be voicing a lot about my opinion but it's just due to the fact that I studied some of this, and this is why I'm on the fence of working for really big firms. But anyways...

Lee Gates (George Clooney) is a famous newscaster. He knows how to hype the people and make sure they get a bang for their buck especially with his corner, Money Monster, which he uses to hype up IBIS. Oddly enough, IBIS' stock dropped drastically, which caused stakeholders to lose a lot of money, and we're not just talking about a few hundred dollars. We're talking about $80,000. To a company, that's a lot of money. Before I get technical with the terms and everything, every company has a board of directors, a CEO, a CFO, a CCO... All those important people. In this movie, they jumped straight to the CEO, and it immediately triggered my thoughts about the Enron scandal. What is the Enron scandal? Oh just a little company trying to make a profit while the auditors turned their back on their CEO while he was doing whatever with the money the company was making. If you want to learn more, it's all over Google. Anyways, this movie did stir a little bit of my emotions, because well, I connect with two characters. The woman who was behind the curtain, Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) and the guy who wanted to shoot Lee, Kyle Budwell (Jack O'Connell). This character is the highlight of the movie. I mean what's more interesting than a guy trying to shoot up a newscast studio? Sound familiar? The business side of things was interesting too, but you know Hollywood. I like the fact that this movie connected to a real life situation, but at the same time, things didn't add up at first especially with the fact that the auditors were jumping the gun and automatically assuming the CEO was up to something. The writers of the movie did their due diligence though by covering up their tracks and explaining in the movie the auditors' side of things and explaining that it was human error, when business people know that there is no human error when it comes to $80,000. Anyways, before I get my feelings even more wrapped up with this movie review, Money Monster is entertaining, and it gives a glimpse of what the business world is like. It can be aggravating and maybe not so dramatized, but it can get that way. So, if you're a stockholder, make sure you invest in a good company whose stocks aren't going to plummet or you might end up on TV. 

*Rated R for language, some sexuality, and brief violence.

My Rating: A+