Friends with Money Movie Review 2006

L.A.-set story about the friendship between three wealthy, married, middle-aged women and their slightly younger, unmarried, and decidedly not-rich pal. That's Olivia (Aniston), who has quit her teaching job in a fit of ennui to become a maid. Her friend Franny (Cusack) is a generous stay-at-home mom with a great marriage to Matt (Germann), while Jane (McDormand) is a continuously furious fashion designer whose metrosexual Brit hubby Aaron (McBurney) is suspected of being gay. Screenwriting partners Christine (Keener) and David (Isaacs) discover they don't even like each other as their marriage fractures. The women talk and support one another (and the actresses are great fleshing out some thin characters) but not much happens.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

The Help: Female, Female Bonding, Blind Date, L.A., Marriage

Screenplay

Nicole Holofcener

Cast

Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, Jason Isaacs, Scott Caan, Simon McBurney, Greg Germann, Ty Burrell, Bob Stephenson

Cinematography

Terry Stacey

Director

Nicole Holofcener

Music

Craig Richey, Rickie Lee Jones

Other

Pud Cusack, Tracy McKnight, Rob Frazen, G. Victoria Ruskin, Stephen Carter, Michael Wilkinson, Amy Ancona

Producer

Anthony Bregman, This Is That, Sony Pictures Classics