Synopsis
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
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Cast
- Diane KeatonBridget Cardigan
- Queen LatifahNina Brewster
- Katie HolmesJackie Truman
- Ted DansonDon Cardigan
- Adam RothenbergBob Truman
- Roger CrossBarry
- Stephen RootGlover
- J.C. MacKenzieRichard Mandelbrot
- Christopher McDonaldBryce Arbogast
- Meagen FayMindy Arbogast
Recommendations
- 67
Entertainment Weekly
Latifah coasts on grit and verve, and Holmes has a goggle-eyed sweetness, but it's Keaton who rules. - 60
Village Voice
While it's all so breezy and zippy and girl-power peppy, it's Keaton who makes Mad Money worth a few bucks. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The results are moderately entertaining, but the humor is broad and shallow; the film has none of the irony, bite or wit of its predecessor; and the script (by Glenn Gers) seems so calculated to appeal to every conceivable female demographic that it always feels contrived. - 50
ReelViews
Mad Money is a comedy caper where the caper's not interesting and the comedy's not funny. - 50
Charlotte Observer
Everyone in the cast treads water, acting-wise -- there's nothing else to do -- except for Latifah, who brings passion to her work. - 42
The A.V. Club
As a comedy, it relies on Keaton and Latifah playing the same characters they always play, and Holmes overcompensating by switching into bug-eyed manic-comedienne mode. Her performance is part Lucille Ball, part overcaffeinated chicken, and it deserves some credit for daring, but none for execution. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Improbable and generally unfunny comedy. - 40
Variety
Banking on the appealing chemistry of Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah -- with co-star Katie Holmes awkwardly upsetting the balance -- this strained heist comedy about three cash-strapped femmes is watchable enough for a few reels, but lacks the requisite wit and amoral energy to capitalize on its get-rich-quick premise.
