“Money Monster” (*** out of four) was an edge-of-your-seat melodrama about a television Wall Street advisor (George Clooney) taken hostage on air by a depraved gunman (John O’Connell) who wants answers for his recent stock crash which resulted in millions in losses for him and others. A perfect role for Clooney and Julia Roberts has one of her best roles in years as his director who tries to keep her cool while trying to frantically keep them alive. Unfortunately, the story starts to get ridiculous towards the end as it bogs down in sanctimonious moralizing involving Dominic West as a corrupt C.E.O. Still, it’s tense and always keeps you watching. Directed by Jodie Foster and this has obvious inspiration from “Inside Man” which she also starred in.