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Mad Money 
Actors : Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, Katie Holmes, Adam Rothenberg, Queen Latifah
Director : Callie Khouri
Studio : Anchor Bay - ITN
by Anchor Bay - ITN
Brand : STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Release Date : 2008-05-13
Publisher : Anchor Bay - ITN
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0013138000095
UPC : 013138000095
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 70 reviews)
List Price : $29.97
Our Price : $6.95
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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 Kim |
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Academy AwardŽ winner Diane Keaton Academy AwardŽ 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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Mad Money a Mad Cap Comedy |
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. |
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star power barely carries weak plot |
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This movie just didn't keep me. The star power alone carried the weak, difficult to believe plot. IMO the purpose of a "heist movie" (like ocean's 11) is to make you think that you really could do something like that and get away with it, this movie didn't pull that off. I never got used to seeing Diane Lane in a janitor's jumpsuit. Katie Holmes was plays a looney tune, probably the only type of character that she would be good at nowadays. There is no moral to the story. No "come to Jesus" moment at the end. Instead you're left with the feeling that if you can steal from the government, everything's gravy. Not terrible, but worth a little less than face value. |
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Lotta Laughs & Tension in this Feel Good Movie |
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, Number One fan of Ken Douglas, writer of Tangerine Dream, Desperation Moon & Running Scared. |
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This Movie Should Definitely "Tip" Now! |
Hey, since now we're all talking about Freddie Mac and Ginny Mae, this is a movie whose time has come! Are more banks gonna close now?
I have long been a Diane Keaton fan, and here she is in all her glory. It almost brings you back to "Annie Hall." In fact, this film could sort of be "Annie Hall Hits the New Millenium."
Money comes to money, they say. When you've had money and then had to do without it, there can either be rare introspective personal insights and a transformation of the individual's existential position.
Or it can be this movie! Viewed from that perspective, it's delightful.
Say, it's two a.m. - do you know where your money is? |
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Quirky....Twisted....Entertaining. |
If you can get beyond the totally amoral characters who let justified/rationalized greed run rampant within their lives, you might enjoy this movie. Especially if you are a fan of Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes and/or Ted Danson.
Mad Money is kind of a girlfriend/chick-lit version of Oceans Eleven without all the skill and slickness. The characters pull off the impossible, but it helps that the head of the "bank" is a complete idiot (think single-minded focus stapler guy from Office Space.)
There is clever dialog and there are some fun moments. The movie carries a quirky charm and the actors seem to have a great time with their parts and interaction.
If you can't suspend disbelief you might not want to go there. But if you don't mind a few sexual innuendos, some expletives and the whole moral "why not take it, it's just sitting there?" thought process, you might enjoy the quirky humor. |
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