George Clooney plays an arrogant financial advisor on TV whose show is interrupted when a desperate young man (Jack O’Connell) sneaks into the studio and straps a bomb on the star. The show’s producer (Julia Roberts) tries to maintain control and calm, as the hostage situation plays out live on the air. The performances are compelling and director Jodie Foster has crafted an interesting and mildly tense drama. She strives to minimize the script’s indictments of our financial system and mostly succeeds in keeping the focus on the people. It’s never especially riveting, but manages to be an absorbing entertainment.
(3.5 / 5)