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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 synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)NewsDesk:
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Opening This Week: British gangsters, mock doormen, Lou Reed (From IFC. 15 July 2008, 4:57 PM, PDT)
Chris Brown to go ‘Bone Deep’ (From screeninglog. 10 July 2008, 9:23 PM, PDT)
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Mad Fun! moreCast
(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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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 | Brazil:10 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario)MOVIEmeter: 
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Factual errors: In order to keep unauthorized items (weapons, cameras, etc.) out of Federal Reserve buildings, all personnel are scanned before entering the building, not on their way out. moreQuotes:
Bryce Arbogast: You didn't pay taxes.Nina Brewster: On stolen money?
Bryce Arbogast: I didn't hear that.
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Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, and Callie Khouri (the screenwriter of Thelma and Louise) come together so perfectly in this entertaining crime adventure.
Bridget (played by Diane Keaton) is the wife a laid-off a corporate manager Don (played by Ted Danson) and when he tells her they will be downsizing (selling their beautiful house, living simpler, etc.), she looks for a job to desperately keep them in their respective status. Having not worked in years, the only job opening she is able to find is the janitor at a Federal Reserve Bank. As she watches the shredding of worn out bills day in and day out, she concocts a plan.
However for her plan to work she needs two people to help her, and before long she solicits their help. They are Nina (played by Queen Latifah) the shredder, and Jackie (played by Katie Holmes) the carrier. As everything goes according to plan they start smuggling out hoards of cash and before long they have everything they could want…except for more. As they keep taking more, their actions catch the eye of the IRS, and their perfect plan starts spiraling out of control.
No, it doesn't have the intensely, complicated wit of other heist movies like the Oceans 11-13 or The Italian Job, but it is fiendishly entertaining. How nice to just sit back and enjoy this as entertainment, rather than try and figure out or follow all the intricate plot twists of other crime films.
It is refreshing to see a more "feminist" film from Hollywood, with all three leads as well as the director being women. I always wonder if women ever get annoyed at the lack of female lead roles in Hollywood films (especially since Jodie Foster only makes one film per year!).
All three actresses have great chemistry, and do well on their own. Diane Keaton is the queen of comic (yet not over-the-top) acting, Queen Latifah is sensible and sophisticated, and Katie Holmes morphs back into a teenage-twenty-something with flair.
This is an simple, enjoyable crime romp, with a great script that is just MAD FUN!