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Movie Reviews of Mad Money
Movie Review: Excellent movie - seems overlooked - great theme
Summary: 5 Stars
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So you are down on your luck, getting to the point of losing everything you have worked for for decades and take a job as a janitor in the Federal Reserve location in your town. This location just so happens to be the place where they shred all of the old dollar bills of all denominations.
Diane Keaton plays the mastermind behind the sheme to steal thousands of dollars each day from her new place of work. Hey, who is going to know, they are throwing it away anyhow. She enlists two others she meets at work. One working the shredder and one carting the bills to be shredded.
There are definately some funny moments as her husband and others get involved in the plot to get money out of the fed. The story is not only comical, it is touching in places. Queen Latifa is a single mom teaching her boys to stay out of crime and getting them to focus on studying to get ahead. Those she is involved with in the crime of the century care about her situation. She is really funny and the movie would not be the same without her antics.
Katie Holmes plays a ditzy trailer trash type who is more like a valley girl in a way. She is very good in her role as the one who talks too much and sometimes way too loud.
Ted Danson plays the reluctant husband whose loss of a job and pending loss of a house that he and his wife have lived in for years starts the whole process.
Overall, this movie will not dissappoint you it will surprise you at actually how good it is. Not much by way of language, a little by way of inuendo, but very little and the references to sexuality are rather light. In fact, there are some scenes where one person is harrassing all the women in the work place and the other guy is being rather decent. Very tastefully done too.
Without giving away the story, I recommend this movie to families and friends. Good story, good theme, good presentation. One thing I like is that you did not see them stealing the money over and over again where the attempt was to get you to be anxious, the focus was on the people who were involved and what they were doing to hide or get around the difficulties of the plan.
Functionally, the DVD was overall okay. I liked the fact that you there was an immediate choice to view the previews/trailers or go right to the main menu. I really liked the trailer of the movie "The Visitor." The extras were rather slim though. Would have preferred an interview or quick documentary on why the fed destroys the older bills. Maybe some outtakes or deleted scenes as well. The pakaging was simple and actually a little more functional than others although the disc was a little more difficult to get out of the holder.
So, simply put, get Mad Money. Worth the time to watch it for sure.
Movie Review: Lotta Laughs & Tension in this Feel Good Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
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With our economy in the dumps, gas going through the roof, people losing their homes, can you blame a girl if she wants to skirt the law and steal a few bucks? Well, a lotta bucks in this case.
Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is forced to go into the work place because her unemployed husband (Ted Danson) isn't looking like he's going to find work anytime soon. They are knee deep in debt and about to lose their home.
Bridget gets a janitorial job at the Federal Reserve Bank and immediately falls in love with all that money, especially the cash that gets burned. She devises a scheme to steal some of the loot, it's untraceable after all. However, she needs to involve a couple other clean up girls in on her plot and they are played by Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes.
Much of the movie revolves around the girls stealing the cash and it's pretty funny, at least I laughed a lot. I like Diane Keaton and Katie Holmes, but I absolutely love Queen Latifah, so perhaps I was programed to like the movie, which is good, because I really did.
Plenty of laughs and tension in this film and it's got a feel good ending that surprised me and if you see this movie it might surprise you, it's very good and I highly recommend it.
Reviewed by Vesta Irene
Movie Review: For the Love of Money (4.5)
Summary: 5 Stars
Diane Keaton, Queen Latifiah, & Katie Holmes make a hilarious team along with their spouses as they proceed to pull of the ultimate crime.
In this movie Bridget played by Diane Keaton is force to get a job when her husband played by Ted Danson is laid off but when she gets a job at the Federal Reserve and sees Nina played by Queen Latifah shredding money she devises a plan to remove bills in small amounts one at a time. With the help, Jackie played by Katie Holmes who moves the untraced bills from one location to another the trio finds their selves pulling of the heist of the lifetime to only be busted by their husbands. As the movie, plays on a security guard Barry played by Roger Cross shows interest in Nina but not before a mistake goes wrong and he busts the girls plan leading to him becoming a part of the mission but not before another mistake by someone's husband sets off some alarms that starts a investigation.
Little does everyone known Bridget has the perfect plan with the help of a restaurant owner and a tax attorney that gets her out of the perfect crime but still leaves her happy. MAD MONEY is a funny chick movie that any male can sit in and be amazed by what females will do to make their family happy.
Movie Review: A different sort of film
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a rare movie, where some of our favorite actors are involved in less than desired activities, and yet we found ourselves rooting for them. The movie is about three women in difficult situations, needing money and a change of perspective for their families.
Ted Danson delivers a great performance as the unemployed husband of Bridget, who not only lost his highly paid executive job, but is now depressed and confronting reality for at his age, he no longer feels confident enough to start again.
The three women work at what looks like Fort Knox, where money is disposed off by banks because it becomes too old to circulate. They simply shred millions every day. To support her family, Bridget, played by Diane Keaton, comes up with a rather ingenious plot that is both fun and believable.
In order to be successful in her plan to steal lots of money, Bridget enlists others. Nina, played by Queen Latifah, and Jackie, superbly played by Katie Holmes, become the other two in this trio of thieves. We found ourselves laughing, enjoying the suspense, and hoping that they get away with their creative money recycling business.
Movie Review: Loved it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
This light-hearted comedy that plays on a popular fantasy of characters struggling to get by finding a way to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, even if it involves an elaborate plan to rip off the government. A very light-hearted, feel good comedy with enough tension to keep you wondering, and an ending that will leave you smiling. A huge plus in my book. I also loved the chemistry between Keaton, Latifah and Holmes. I honestly hadn't seen Katie Holmes in much, other than the brief photos as I breezed by the tabloids in the grocery store. Her talents are largely unsung. She played the perfect spunky, entertaining employee who helps in the caper and didn't overplay the 'dumb brunette' role hinted at in the movie. Her character had subtle depth without overshadowing her co-stars. Loved the concept of this movie. Had me daydreaming...
Chrissy K. McVay - Author