With Clooney and Roberts up there, this thriller meshes with the current worldwide wave of rage against the financial establishment. More — it outlines an international scam to which conditions in SA are integral, more than suggesting that SA is pivotal to corruption and greed. It reflects our sordid reputation. Owners, investors and the media should see it, though it lacks the comic slickness of The Big Short.The weakness lies in the script, too much of it set in a claustrophobic recording studio, with certain moral swerves a little too abrupt. But Clooney and Roberts are fully in control.This pair (whose screen characters I won’t name, to avoid confusion) host and produce a ghastly TV show called Money Monster. With all the gruesome effects of a showbiz spectacle, Clooney prances around and gives financial tips to an audience of millions who, presumably, take his word, however inelegant, as their gospel of success.Clooney has been punting shares in an outfit called Ibis Clear Capi...
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