Wow, this is really stupid! The idea of the crime and how it went was cool, but everything else just sucked! It was typical of the kind of roles that Diane Keaton might do. Don't wait for it to come out on dvd, it's boring and the plot sucks so just don't watch it!
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 of 30 years. Don has been looking for a job for a whole year with no luck. Armed only with a decades old English Lit degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Finally, she takes the only position she can find as a janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City.
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 who shreds old money all day, and Jackie (Katie Holmes), an exuberant free spirit with nothing to lose who moves the old money cart. Every day the bank shreds over a million dollars. 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 join forces and devise a plan to smuggle soon-to-be destroyed currency out of the supposedly airtight Federal 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!
Mad Money is a different take on the caper film, replacing the male protagonists with clever women and focusing on the aftermath of the heist rather than the preparation and particulars of the robbery. The success of their plan is not reliant on high-tech gadgets, but rather commonsense and resourcefulness. Although the comedy that ensues from the blending of these different personalities may not stand up to that of Ocean?s 11, it is nonetheless entertaining.
This film definitely benefits from good casting, as Keaton, Latifah and Holmes mesh believably while representing each of their characters perfectly...
Not surprisingly, the film could never have been made if it was at all realistic (much like the Ocean?s movies) but it is based on a true story, originally filmed as Hot Money in Britain...
For a full review, visit: http://www.popjournalism.ca/magazine/2008/01/19/film-review-mad-money/
For a full DVD review, visit: http://www.popjournalism.ca/magazine/2008/05/13/new-on-dvd-mad-money/
Surprisingly ok, saw most of it, and it actually kept me watching to see what actually happens to these idiots. Doesn't seem like this would happen, but it's original.
Cute but silly. No one makes any memorable performances and the realism of the plot suffers. Watching lanky Katie Holmes half-dance around with earphones on was one of the stupidest images my eyes ever reflected back to my brain.
This was good! I saw it while on the airplane and that definitely made the trip more entertaining! Good writing, great actors, kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen to them. Very good
Harmless amusement. It ain't cool like Danny Ocean's trips or Spike Lee's Inside Man, it's a fun-natured film with such adorable lead actresses... but I just gotta wonder if Katie Holmes passed up The Dark Knight to star in this. Anywho, 'tis harmless escapism that did what it could at least do: entertain. Worth my time. :p
Not as bad as i thought before i started watching. It is pretty funny. The problem is that they where stuck with the same idea and the same point all the movie without any punch lines. only one small in the end.
I?m curious why Diane Keaton takes roles like this and Because I Said So. Are there no decent choices for middle-aged women? That?s kind of sad because this movie was pretty bad.
it was pretty interesting! and i love HOLMES here! as well as KEATON and LATIFAH! it was very funny to think that they are all women who wanted the money so bad.. it teached us to value money as long as we can.. 'coz you never know when you're gonna get caught stealing them from the bad guys... haha! really unique story! loved the twists!!! hehe...
Man if you talkin bout a good movie: well dis iz da movie for you! man there was action and romanes and a whole lota other stuff and it waz totally funny! I loved it and so did my family!!!!
I thought that it was quite suspenseful in some areas and it kept me on my toes trying to figure out who would mess up. All of the ladies played their parts beautifully. Funny and I loved the ending.
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