Mad Money | 
 enlarge | Director: Callie Khouri
Studio: Starz
Category: Movie
Buy New: $3.99
Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 500
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 105 Minutes
ASIN: B001EPZ6XG
Release Date: August 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Academy Award winner Diane Keaton (Something's Gotta Give), Oscar nominee Queen Latifah (Chicago) and Katie Holmes (Thank You for Smoking) star in Mad Money, a comedy about three ordinary women who form an unlikely friendship and decide to do something extraordinary ? rob one of the most secure banks in the world. Mad Money is directed by Academy Award® winner Callie Khouri (screenwriter of Thelma and Louise, director of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood), from a script by Glenn Gers (Fracture). |
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 Everyone Loves Money June 4, 2008
Roberta Hotard (New Tampa, Florida)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Mad Money a brainy scheme of 3 women Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes try to smuggle millions of worn out currency that is headed for the Federal Reserve shredder. This movie is full of laughs and excitement and most of all lots of Mad Money. This in my opinion is a must see. I enjoyed these 3 actresses who are my favorite so much I now own it.
Greatest Movie Since "Hanging Up!" May 5, 2008
ChrisTyrrell
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Is anyone not glad that Diane Keaton is working again? Probably Mia Farrow, but not me. She is a delight from start to finish, and this movie is 100 brilliant, you better believe it.
Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes star as sisters who develop a money laundering scheme so genius and yet so heinous and grisly, that it left me both cheering them on and hiding my face behind my hands. But I must admit, even though I hate when laws are broken, when you get these three ladies together the only crime would be not laughing uproariously!
Of course Katie Holmes is in her element doing slapstick comedy, but I was surprised to see how well Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah were able to also adapt to the genre. That Queen Latifah is one sassy lady, I must say, and be prepared for plenty of sass when you watch this film.
When three sisters devise a money scheme this enchanting, the only thing that really gets stolen is your heart, as a moviegoer. After you see this movie, you will probably think ill of the government and your upbringing. It's hilarious!!!!
Lotta Laughs & Tension in this Feel Good Movie July 16, 2008
Vesta Irene (the Pacific Northwest)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
A different sort of film August 4, 2008
Esperanza Reynolds (Miami Lakes, Florida)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
Everyone Needs a Little Mad Money! May 14, 2008
Phyllis Staff (Dallas, Texas USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie is a lively romp that answers the timeless question, "If they are going to throw that money away anyway, why don't we have some fun with it?" (See answer below)
Diane Keaton is a pampered housewife with no skills and a husband (Ted Danson) with no job. Forced to take a job as a janitor in a federal bank, she meets two lovable women (Queen Latifa and Katie Holmes) who become her accomplices in a daring plan to save used money from extinction.
The plan works, for a while, but, of course, their scheme is discovered and trouble results. Funny and fun trouble, that is!
There are a number of good laughs in this movie. Save it for a time when laughter is just what you need. Don't expect outstanding movie-making, but do expect fun and lots of giggles. Because it's not a classic, I was tempted to give it four stars, but, for its genre, it's quite good. So, five stars!
P.S. Answer to the timeless question: Because the fed says, "No Way, Baby!"
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