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18 January 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
They're having the crime of their lives... morePlot:
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed. | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(64 articles)
Katie Holmes Replaces Liv Tyler in 'The Romantics' (From Cinematical. 2 November 2009, 10:33 AM, PST)
"Wake Up With Al" sees Dan Aykroyd, Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey this week
(From Monsters and Critics. 26 October 2009, 8:34 AM, PDT)
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Underrated heist comedy more (43 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language, and brief drug references.Parents Guide:
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104 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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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".. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Jackie Truman (Holmes) is doing the "go gesture" (wiping her eyebrow,) she appears to be doing it with two fingers, but then in the next shot she is doing it with one. moreQuotes:
Bob Truman: They say money can't buy happiness but it sure as hell buys everything else. moreSoundtrack:
Hey Tia! moreFAQ
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Directed by Callie Khouri (best known for writing the famous Ridely Scott film "Thelma & Louise"), Mad Money tells the story of three women working at the Kansas Federal Reserve Bank (though the movie was shot in Louisiana) who work out a system to steal money that is about to be shredded. Obviously, stuff happens.
Mad Money is far from being the best heist film out there. Recent efforts such as After The Sunset, The Italian Job, The Thomas Crown Affair, Entrapment or The Ladykillers are all much cooler. But just as Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's" series is extremely overrated, this widely panned film is quite underrated. Actually, though it is central to the plot, the movie doesn't really focus on the heist element that much preferring to stick with character interactions and light comedy. Here also it's far from the funniest movie out there, but the humor is pleasant and harmless.
The acting is pretty good all around. Diane Keaton is certainly better here than in her horrible performance in the previous year's Because I Said So, and while some may find baffling that Katie Holmes chose this over The Dark Knight, she certainly does a better job here at playing a ditz than her uselessness in Batman Begins. Who knows? Maybe she just doesn't like Batman, maybe she wanted a role that would center more on her, maybe she just loves Thelma & Louise and is willing to have a lower paycheck, which, being married to Tom Cruise, she can totally afford to do. Queen Latifah is her usual self and it's always cool to see Ted Danson and Christopher McDonald (even if it's little more than a glorified cameo).
The movie has flaws yes, and shouldn't really show up on anyone's top 10 or top 200 list. The flashback narration doesn't really work that well and the ending is pretty ludicrous, but what the hell it's just a movie folks. I don't think anyone involved in the making of Mad Money declared that this movie will radically change your views on life. It's just simple harmless entertainment, something pleasant to watch if you stumble upon it.