Review of Money Monster (2016) by Alejandro C — 01 Feb 2017

Alright, nothing special I found the premise a bit meh. But the cast really work hard to make this work. Still an alright film though.

This review of Money Monster (2016) was written by Alejandro C on 01 Feb 2017.

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