Mad Money (2008)

Director:

Callie Khouri

Writers (WGA):

Glenn Gers (screenplay)
John Mister (earlier screenplay)

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They're having the crime of their lives...

Plot:

Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed. |

Plot Keywords:

New Job | Trailer Home | Urination Scene | Toilet | Romance

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Diane Keaton	...	Bridget Cardigan
Ted Danson	...	Don Cardigan
Katie Holmes	...	Jackie Truman
Adam Rothenberg	...	Bob Truman
Queen Latifah	...	Nina Brewster
Peyton 'Alex' Smith	...	Older Dante
Charlie Caldwell	...	Cop #1
Richard F Law	...	Cop #2 (as Richard Law)
Meagen Fay	...	Mindy Arbogast
Christopher McDonald	...	Bryce Arbogast (as Chris McDonald)
Denise Lee	...	Counselor
Sylvia Castro Galan	...	Selina
Morgana Shaw	...	Molly
Roger R. Cross	...	Barry Cobb (as Roger Cross)
Stephen Root	...	Glover

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language, and brief drug references.

Runtime:

USA:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Big City Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: When currency is destroyed at a Federal Reserve, it is carefully accounted for: serial number, denomination, and destroy date.

Quotes:

Jackie Truman: Since I was 9, I knew for every day of the rest of my life I'd have to stick a needle in my arm. Early onset diabetes. But I didn't tell them.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-01-19)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Get Away With That

Review - Mad Money (2008)

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you decided to just go for it? That's just what Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) decided to do in "Mad Money."

The story centers around three women, Bridget, Jackie Truman (Katie Holmes) and Nina Brewster (Queen Latifah), who work in a high security bank. One day Bridget gets the brilliant idea to steal dollar bills that are going to be shredded anyway and use them to pay off debts. The problem is, once you have an easy thing going, it's really hard to stop, especially when money's involved.

This movie would have probably been much better back in the 80's when this sort of plot was the norm. Not to say I don't think movies like this should be made today, but it probably would have just worked better. The real problem with this movie is that it's just not interesting enough. The story is somewhat unique, but the characters are cliché for a "chick flick." The writing also suffers because for some reason they decided this movie needed unnecessary political commentary.

Other than the aforementioned problems, the movie's really not all that bad. There're some problems with dialogue and the fact that there's no way it could really happen, but it's actually kind of a fun movie if only for one viewing. I don't see myself renting it in the future.

"Mad Money" is a movie for people who like this sort of movie. I say wait for the DVD unless you're a girl going with other girls (or forcing your husband along).

Acting: 7/10 Writing: 3/10 Video/Editing: 7/10 Audio/Music: 6/10 Entertainment: 6/10

Final Score: 5.8/10