Mad Money (2008)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Callie Khouri

Writers (WGA):

Glenn Gers (screenplay)
John Mister (earlier screenplay)

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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:

Money | Kansas City Missouri | Mugshot | Debt | Housekeeper

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 (as Peyton Smith)
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 (as Roger Cross)
Stephen Root	...	Glover

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | Brazil:10 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | UK:12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Big City Pictures

Trivia:

The stock ticker at the bottom of the screen during "Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer" mentions Stark Industries, the fictional company owned by Tony Stark in Iron Man (2008). Iron Man was released four-and-a-half months after Mad Money and also features a segment from "Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer"..

Goofs:

Factual errors: During her training, Bridget is told that the new money comes from the Mint. In fact it comes from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Quotes:

Bob Truman: Yea, well I wana see a lawyer. Donde my abogado.

Movie Connections:

References Spartacus (1960)

Soundtrack:

Mara's Star

Don't rush to see it

Mad Money was mildly entertaining...very mildly. It can't seem to muster the energy to be more so. Because of the movie's structure, you more-or-less know where the movie's headed and you basically just have to sit and see how it gets there. Along the way, the characters are making what seem to be really obvious mistakes that any law-enforcement official with a lick of sense would catch on to in no time.

The main characters are pretty nonchalant about stealing gobs of money, and the supposedly vigilant security staff is equally blasé - barely expending the energy to raise an inquiring eyebrow when they see suspicious behavior. Significant others are also pretty halfhearted in their attempts to point out the negative consequences of their loved ones' behavior, and end up just going with the felonious flow.

Why not rent a copy of the Italian Job or Ocean's Eleven instead?