Brought down Friends With Money, which had been sitting in our neglected Netflix pile for a few weeks. The kitchen has been keeping us busy.
Interesting character-study. Four long-time female friends, now at varying levels of financial, career, and relationship success, struggle with how these changes have affected the friendships. The men are key to the many storylines, I don't want to make them seem insignificant, but the protagonists are clearly the women. The usual assortment of crises, dramatic moments, and comical situations (life is funny, after all).
I usually really like these movies (Nobody's Fool, Sideways, etc.), but something about this fell just a little flat.
I'll give it 3 stars out of 5.
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Ratings scale intro: I'll be using the same rating here as I do at Netflix. They're a little nebulous, but this is how I see them.
1 - Ugh, why can't I give this a zero?
2 - Not terrible, I probably enjoyed some parts, but I'm certainly not going to recommend it.
3 - I liked it. Definitely not a waste of time. Judge from the description if the concept is for you.
4 - I really liked it, and you should see it. You may not like it as much as I did, but you won't feel cheated.
5 - Rave! What are you waiting for? Also, you're just wrong if you don't like it, so bite me.
