Click here to copy URL

Greed

2019

Michael Winterbottom

Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher, Asa Butterfield, Shirley Henderson ...

5.2

478

Comedy. Drama "Greed" tells the story of self-made British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan), whose retail empire is in crisis. For 30 years he has ruled the world of retail fashion – bringing the high street to the catwalk and the catwalk to the high street – but after a damaging public inquiry, his image is tarnished. To save his reputation, he decides to bounce back with a highly publicised and extravagant party celebrating his 60th ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A wobbly but amusing film that only really raises eyebrows at the end, when it briefly behaves like a cry for global economic justice."
		Allan Hunter Screendaily	"An enjoyably bilious satire built (...) Michael Winterbottom delivers a heady cocktail of absurdity and profundity"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Steve Coogan gleams in knockabout satire of the mega-rich (...)"'Greed' isn’t especially penetrating about money or power (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa	"A hilarious film (...) It is one of Winterbottom's better movies, which is saying a lot, given the quality of his oeuvre"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A serrated but superficial portrait of how capitalism distances the rich from its consequences (...) its broadside attacks on the ultra-rich are too obvious to draw any blood or raise our hackles"
		Ed Cumming The Independent	"Steve Coogan is wasted in a cartoonish satire that can’t figure out its tone (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"
		Damon Wise The Times	"[A] glorious satire (...) The journey there is highly entertaining, with Coogan on top form (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"'Greed' feels at times like an angry PowerPoint presentation (...) [Coogan] has always been a quick wit, and his timing couldn’t be better. So why does so much of “Greed” feel petty?"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"Winterbottom fails to make the jokes serve his subject, instead tossing out hit-and-miss riffs about reality TV (...) 'Greed' is not good (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Rosie Fletcher Den of Geek	"[It] is very entertaining (...) If you have an appetite for a smart, satirical look at a serious subject, 'Greed' is good (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Alex Godfrey Time Out	"There are laughs, but no surprises and not much heart. They have no love for this guy, but as a result, we’re left with something a little one-dimensional (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"'Greed' is quite good. But it could be better. Winterbottom’s latest is not completely without merit but we deserve more creative satire (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"This worthy topic is brushed over too: and in trying to hit so many targets, 'Greed' misses them all. It's fun for a while, though"
		Alan Corr RTÉ	"'Greed' is an entertaining broadside at the inner ugliness of the rich and beautiful, which, in the end, bites off more than it can chew (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.