Mad Money

"Mad Money" was a pretty funny film. I pretty much expected it to be, though. I love Queen Latifah. Even if she's in a film that sucks, she makes some part of it funny and worthwhile.

Diane Keaton plays an older, upper-middle class lady whose husband loses his job and is about an inch away from losing everything else. She and Ted Danson's character find themselves up to their eyeballs in debt, so after thirty years as a house wife she goes looking for a job. After many failed attempts at securing a job somewhere, she manages to get hired at the Federal Reserve. While on the job she learns that all the old, worn out bills get shredded and replaced with new bills from the mint. Keaton then proceeds to hatch a plan to pocket some of the worn out bills, but soon discovers she's gonna need some help. She enlists the help of Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes. It had some pretty hilarious moments, but I don't think I would pay to see it again.

"Mad Money" is rated PG-13. I don't know if this is a "Family Film" even though the rating may indicate that it's suitable. I'd say this is something you can go see with some teenagers, but I wouldn't take younger kids to see it. The film isn't particularly vulgar or violent, I just don't think younger kids would enjoy it much at all.