Starring: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Roger
Cross, Adam Rothenberg, Finesse Mitchell.
Review: Take three women in need of cash, a
slew of money about to be shredded, and a plot that nicks a bit from 2005's
Fun with Dick and Jane and you've got Mad Money. Diane Keaton stars
as Bridget, a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband
loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature turns out to
be useless, so she accepts a janitorial position at the local bank. There she
meets Nina (Queen Latifah) and Jackie (Katie Holmes), who could use some spare
scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what
they need: money! Because the gals are so cute and nice, it's clear they're not
really going to rob the bank. What they will do, though, is take the old bills
headed for the shredder and recycle it back into the economy by spending it...more
Extras:
Commentary by director Callie Khouri, ÒMakin' Money: Behind the Scenes
of Mad Money. (Anchor Bay).
Movie Spotlight
Mad Money Release Date: January 18, 2008 Studio: Overture Films Director: Callie Khouri Screenwriter: Glenn Gers Starring: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Adam
Rothenberg, Stephen Root, Roger Cross, Christopher McDonald, Finesse Mitchell Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual material and language, and brief drug
references) Official Website:
MadMoneymovie.com
Plot Summary: Diane Keaton, Queen
Latifah and Katie Holmes star in "Mad Money," a comedy about three ordinary
women who form an unlikely friendship and decide to do something
extraordinary—rob one of the most secure banks in the world
"Mad Money" is directed by Academy Award® winner Callie Khouri (screenwriter of
"Thelma & Louise," director of "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood"), from a
script by Glenn Gers ("Fracture").
Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of
losing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband
Don (Ted Danson) is downsized from his job. Armed only with a decades old
English degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is
forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Finally, she accepts
the only position she can find—janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank.
The one-time suburban mom soon discovers she has more in common with her new
co-workers than she thought. Bridget forges an unexpected bond with Nina (Queen
Latifah), a hard-working single mom with two kids to raise, and Jackie (Katie
Holmes), an exuberant free spirit with nothing to lose. Caught up in a system
that underestimates their talents and keeps their dreams just out of reach,
Bridget, Nina and Jackie set out to even the score.
After a lifetime of playing by the rules, the three devise a plan to smuggle
soon-to-be destroyed currency out of the supposedly airtight Reserve. As the
unlikely crime syndicate amasses piles of cash, it looks like they have pulled
off the perfect crime—until a minor misstep alerts the authorities. With more
money than they know what to do with, the women are pushed to the limits of
their ingenuity to stay one step ahead of the law!
A
mild comedy that penetrates its see-through cellophane wrap with a few
good laughs and many performances that are even better Rex Reed: NY Observer
Girlfriend Keaton’s still got it: The game grande dame of
daffy joins Ted Danson and—urp—Katie Holmes in a heist to remember...more
Mad
Money isn't completely rotten, but it's sour enough to
leave an unpleasant aftertaste Rebecca Murray: About.com
Not even the charming Queen Latifah can bring this tepid
comedy to life...more
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Mad
Money isn't completely rotten, but it's sour enough to
leave an unpleasant aftertaste