Monopoly: the Movie? Pop culture has become a series of lukewarm adverts – and it’s all so very dull

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Monopoly: the Movie? Pop culture has become a series of lukewarm adverts – and it’s all so very dull

From films about Play-Doh and Barbie to the Shrek ‘experience’, consumer capitalism has run out of ideasWhen it was announced last week that Margot Robbie will follow up the success of Barbie with a film based on Monopoly, my heart sank, did not pass go, and did not collect £200. Robbie’s production company will partner with Hasbro, just as the Barbie film was an initiative from rival toy company Mattel. Barbie was criticised for being little mo…