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1.0 out of 5 stars
Money can buy happiness, but is it funny?, 22 May 2008
Bridget (Diane Keaton)'s husband (Ted Danson) has been out of work for over a year, they've spent all their savings, and are about to sell their house, so Bridget gets a job as a janitor at a Federal Reserve Bank. There, worn-out bills are taken (by Katie Holmes' character) to be shredded (by Queen Latifah's character). Bridget comes up with a fool-proof plan with the other two ladies to take the money home instead of shredding it. Who's to know?
This movie is loosely based on an incident that occurred in England. Despite the talented cast, I didn't like this movie. I WANTED the women to get caught and punished. Bridget's manic greediness went way past annoying and became offensive. They lived in a mansion. If they needed money, they could sell it. And her husband could have gotten off the couch in almost two years and found a job, but he didn't. I couldn't respect or like either of them.
The characters aren't developed beyond a brief overview: Bridget's a rich, spoiled snob, Holmes plays a drugged-out space cadet, and Latifah plays the world's best mother. That's it; we never see them develop a friendship or any common ground except greed. I did like Latifah's character and thought Roger Cross was excellent as a kind-hearted security guard, but the hysterical pleasure the women take in breaking the law just rubbed me the wrong way. In the movie, someone asks, "When you go to a bank, don't you think about stealing all the money?" I don't, so I guess that's why I didn't like the film.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth Watching, 20 May 2008
This is not a typical Diane Keaton movie, and not something I would normally even have rented, however I saw it with a friend and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A dollar saved is a dollar earned, 23 Mar 2008
Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) suddenly finds herself out of money and upper class home when her husband Don (Ted Danson) gets downsized from his company. Unable to find a job, and out of desperation, she takes a job as a janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank, and as soon as she lays eyes on the vast fortune sitting around locked in plain sight, she starts hatching a plan to liberate some of it.
Her ingenious and simple plan requires the help of two other people, and soon she persuades the reluctant Nina Brewster (Queen Latifah) and the ditsy Jackie Truman (Katie Holmes) to aid and abet her scheme to steal worn out bills before they get shredded.
All together now:
And the money kept rolling in from every side
Jackie's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide
Now you may feel it should have
been a conscience-pricking scheme
But that's not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling in, you don't ask how
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now
Bridget called the needy to her, opened up the doors
Never been a fund like the Federal Reserve Bank plan*
After a while, there are thoughts of calling it a day, but Bridget pushes hard for milking it for all it's worth.
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS)
1. The lack of money is the root of all scheming
2. People who live with poor spouses shouldn't clean banks
3. A dollar saved is a dollar earned
4. Don't throw the money out with the trash paper
5. Money changes everything
6. Two things are certain - theft and taxes
This is a light hearted comedy about three women from different backgrounds who come together to pull off an unlikely heist from a secure facility. Undeniably, there are more plot holes than plot, but who's counting? There are some funny moments, and some interesting twists, and even though the movie mostly misses the mark, Keaton and Latifah are as good as always. Wait for it on cable.
*Based on "And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out)" - Andrew Lloyd Webber - "Evita"
Amanda Richards
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