Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Sadly Over-hyped

Fantastic!

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Simple yet meaningful and deep drama, wonderful honest versatile acting. Very down to earth acting and plot..very touching message and meaningful one We see what we want to see We do wt we want to do regardless how it may affect others around us One of the best if not the best roles and acting for J. Aneston.. This film is worth watching three times it has many beauty aspects that you cant grasp from the first time..don't get fooled by other criticisms written about this film by others..its an art film done in an American way I hope J. A continuous to pick roles like that where she can show case her talent. Its a relatively old film that you may not find easily , but its worth watching Rest of crew did their roles quite well in relative degrees,go for it

It's one of those that make you go, "What is this?" at some point.This movie may portray mid-life crises well, but it has no main conflict that drives the plot forward. I played the movie because it starred Jennifer Aniston - and any movie with Aniston must be good - but boy, was I wrong. Sure, she was the character that was captured first and captured last in the film, but I wasn't even sure she was the main character until the very end. I don't expect all the movies I watch to be exciting, but there was nothing in this film to anticipate. Since the conflict wasn't clear (is it that Aaron is having a sexuality problem? that his wife is slowly breaking down? that the rich couple is making everyone jealous? that the dysfunctional couple is dysfunctional?), I wasn't looking for answers or looking forward to anything; I literally almost fell asleep. In other words, there are too many little conflicts and too many little things going on. There is no focus. As great as some of the actors' performances might have been, or how brilliant the concept of capturing all of the common middle-aged troubles in one fantastic film might have seemed, this film does not succeed. It is vague, it doesn't flow, and it is dull. There is no point (What did the writers/producer/director hope to achieve from this movie, other than monetary success (though I highly doubt that happened)?). Perhaps it is good to have some of these out there, since so many films nowadays seem to follow the same old formula, but I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys movies that are popularly deemed worthy. I can see how for some people, the story may have offered some comfort or some down-to-earth, reality time, but for me, it was maybe even a waste of time. With the little enjoyment I got out of watching Friends with Money, a 4 out of 10 is a generous score.

I know everybody is different. Some people love jazz and hate rock, others love rock and hate hip hop. I understand it and I make no judgments. But a movie like this? I just don't see how ANYONE could give this more than a few stars. It's not entertaining, there's no comedy, no drama, no story, and it all goes nowhere. It's not even arty it's just mundane. More than halfway in, I told my wife I wanted out, and she said "lets just give it a little more". Well, nothing else happened. At the end you're left scratching your head.This movie was highly recommended to us by a friend. She loaned us her DVD to watch it (she actually bought it). After seeing it, I think my wife and I are going to be looking at our friend in a whole new way. What did she see in this thing? If you have it, save it for a rainy day when you have no other DVD's to watch, the TV is out, and there are no books or board games. Even then....

Friends with Money is a star-studded film that arrived with little fanfare, did not much at the box office, and was ignored for the most part by the public all together. I happened to catch it on TV last night and didn't figure I'd make it through the whole thing.But what a lovely little film! The movie focuses on the problematic, intertwined, and utterly believable relationships of four women and their money. It's a testament to the caliber of all the lead actresses that the movie works as well as it does; the performances are wonderful. A surprisingly good turn from Jennifer Aniston. I would like to see more good films like this where she can display her talent. The best of the best, though, is Frances McDormand. She is truly one of the best actresses working today, and this role should have gotten her Oscar attention. She's that good.This film is not for everyone; some people are not going to like it. It's not broad comedy, it's subtle humor. It's not overly romantic, it's sincerely realistic. And it's not typical fun Hollywood flick material, it's a thoughtful film about people's problems and relationships. But if you're looking for realistic, well-acted movies then look no further than this little gem. 7.5/10 stars!Jay Addison