Friends with Money (2006)reviewed by Benn "Where's the Humanity?" Farrell
In this character study of three couples and a listless single, former educator Olivia, played by Aniston (Rumor Has It...), tries to find her next step in life while taking odd jobs as a maid. Meanwhile, he three friends and their husbands are career minded, financially well off and just as neurotic. This plotless feature slowly examines how having money doesn't make you a good person and how you can still find a companion no matter how jacked up you are inside, you just have to fin someone just as jacked up as you are. This was a great character for Aniston. She got to give a few moments in her performance she hadn't been able to before; she plays a pot head, little motivation to get up in the morning and obsessing over a married guys she had an affair with months ago. Good complex stuff. The cast and performances were great as expected, including Joan Cusack, Frances McDormand and Katherine Keener. The characters' storylines were engaging and interesting, but there picture had NO plot. There was littleton resolution overall of what shred of story there was. The picture reminded me of TV's Seinfeld; a bunch of neurotic people pointing out each other's short comings; however, this picture didn't try to be funny. Seinfeld just isn't. I really appreciated the fact that Olivia ended up with the fat guy in the end. I like it when movies show a not so pretty person can end up with a very pretty person and compliment each other greatly. Overall, I'd say this is a nice DVD rental when it hits the shelves, but it's a little ho-hum on the big screen. Benn - Where's the Humanity?
Jennifer Aniston is so hot.