Mad Money
by Callie Khouri
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Actor: Adam Rothenberg, Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes, Queen Latifah, Ted DansonDirector: Callie Khouri
Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Anchor Bay - ITN
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Movie Review: Mad Money a Mad Cap Comedy
Summary: 3 Stars
What hppens when a desperate housewive, struggling with an unemployed husband, mounting bills, and imminent foreclosure, gets a new job? What if that job was at a federal reserve bank where faded and worn bank notes are destroyed?
Mad Money employs such a scenario. In addition there is the aspect of an overly confident manager who is so sure his security is drum tight that no one could possibly sneak money out of his facility.
Diane Keaton plays the housewife with an unemployed husband (Ted Danson) who gets a job at the federal reserve. There she meets the struggling single mom (played by Queen Latifah) and the young druggie (played by Katie Holmes--I hope th Scintologists approved). Together they concoct a plan to sneak money out despite the security efforts (random body checks, special keys and locks that should only be opened in the presence of guards, etc.) Of course there are tense moments, such as snap inspections by the manager. And when a security guard gets suspicious, soon he's part of the gang.
But the druggie's boyfriend starts investing huge sums of money and the feds are on their case. If one person talks, they all go down--all except the one who should talk and get an easier sentence. So, who talks? Will the feds get their criminals? Or will an ego let the gang go free?
This movie captures the spirit of the Americam psyche that cheered John Dillinger on during the Depression, that sense that powerful forces are keeping the small people down and they have found a way to get even. It is a humorous and light-hearted comedy. No, it won't win any Academy Awards, but it will let you chuckle watching it some night.
Summary of Mad Money
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. (Oh heck, they're basically stealing the money.) Played for laughs, the movie doesn't bother to discuss the economic ramifications of what would happen if too much money was recirculated, but that's neither here nor there. The trio of personable actors--particularly Keaton--does a good job of making the characters likable, even in some unbelievable situations. But Keaton deserves better than Mad Money, which isn't really funny enough to be a comedy and doesn't have enough romance to qualify as good chick flick. Still, Keaton, Latifah and Holmes share warm camaraderie. It'd be fun to see them reunited in a film that had a little more weight to it. Ironically, Mad Money was directed by directed by Callie Khouri, who wrote Thelma & Louise and Something to Talk About--movies that had all the key components (compelling storyline and characters worth cheering on) that Mad Money is lacking. --Jae-Ha KimAcademy Award? winner Diane Keaton Academy Award? nominee Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes are all in for the crime of their lives! Deep inside the most secure bank in America three desperate women from very different worlds cook up the most unlikely heist of the century: Smuggle out millions of dollars in worn-out currency headed for a Federal Reserve shredder every day. Taking the cash is going to be easy but getting away with it will be insane! Ted Danson Christopher McDonald (HAPPY GILMORE) Roger Cross (24) and Stephen Root (OFFICE SPACE) co-star in this wild comedy caper from the creator of THELMA & LOUISE about chasing your dreams beating the system and paying the price for MAD MONEY!System Requirements:Running Time: 104 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/COMEDY OF ERRORS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 013138000095 Manufacturer No: DV80000
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