I was prepared to laugh and I hated this film.
Why would you elect to spend 1 hour and 40 minutes with these people who are just plain greedy? Diane Keaton's character and her husband are rich Americans who feel entitled to maintain their lifestyle. Oh boo hoo--you can't keep your fancy house with a pool..I feel sorry for you that you have to get a job. NOT. Then we have Queen Latifah, who is the best character in the movie--but who still goes for the "I'm American and I'm entitled to something because I want it." Forget about Katie Holmes. She drops her purse and you see a syringe. She says later that "I'm a late onset diabetic." WRONG term. She's a Type 1 diabetic and any idiot would know that diabetics often use syringes to inject insulin--but Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah imply Katie Holmes' character is a drug addict. How stupid is this? Diane Keaton is college educated. Queen Latifah's character is SMART. Duh. How about the whole premise that they'd rip off the Fed? My husband worked at the Fed. SPOILER: There's NO WAY the whole entire security system would rest on Master locks. Have you ever heard of computerized security???? I felt offended that we were supposed to sympathize that life's joys were all about being able to buy things--buy happiness. We were supposed to applaud their friendship all based on a complete lack of morality on any character's part. They were thieves STEALING for no good reason except they wanted fancy stuff. It's not like any of them needed costly medical care or something.
Don't waste your time on this film. Too many holes. Too many unsympathetic portrayals of outright greed and stupidity. I can't believe anyone spent any money getting this made. It's embarrassing. I'm sorry I spent money on this. It's everything I hate about American culture and American films.
Why would you elect to spend 1 hour and 40 minutes with these people who are just plain greedy? Diane Keaton's character and her husband are rich Americans who feel entitled to maintain their lifestyle. Oh boo hoo--you can't keep your fancy house with a pool..I feel sorry for you that you have to get a job. NOT. Then we have Queen Latifah, who is the best character in the movie--but who still goes for the "I'm American and I'm entitled to something because I want it." Forget about Katie Holmes. She drops her purse and you see a syringe. She says later that "I'm a late onset diabetic." WRONG term. She's a Type 1 diabetic and any idiot would know that diabetics often use syringes to inject insulin--but Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah imply Katie Holmes' character is a drug addict. How stupid is this? Diane Keaton is college educated. Queen Latifah's character is SMART. Duh. How about the whole premise that they'd rip off the Fed? My husband worked at the Fed. SPOILER: There's NO WAY the whole entire security system would rest on Master locks. Have you ever heard of computerized security???? I felt offended that we were supposed to sympathize that life's joys were all about being able to buy things--buy happiness. We were supposed to applaud their friendship all based on a complete lack of morality on any character's part. They were thieves STEALING for no good reason except they wanted fancy stuff. It's not like any of them needed costly medical care or something.
Don't waste your time on this film. Too many holes. Too many unsympathetic portrayals of outright greed and stupidity. I can't believe anyone spent any money getting this made. It's embarrassing. I'm sorry I spent money on this. It's everything I hate about American culture and American films.