The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom. Read more …
Two men in their 80s power the month’s most pulse-pounding thriller. Who could have seen that coming?
Ridley Scott gives us a very entertaining parable about money and what it can’t buy.
This is a timely, sometimes blood-boiling morality tale, punctuated by the suspense of a traditional kidnap thriller.
This is a character drama, not a conventional crime movie.
Flashes of greatness, dampened by a hero complex.
All The Money In The World will convince you that money is more of a curse than a blessing and that 88-year-old Christopher Plummer deserves a third Oscar nomination.
Scott ratchets up the drama of the kidnapping as well (particularly as it gets bloodier and more desperate), yet it’s Plummer’s malevolent performance that dominates the film, turning it into a darkly entertaining movie about the corrupting nature of money and the true cost of wealth.
The final thirty minutes are very good.
Ridley Scott’s story of the abduction of Jean Paul Getty III shows little sense of urgency.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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