Friends with Money: Fab Reviews-Seattle Weekly, U Chicago

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:29 am

Like Austen in L.A.
Absent a marriage plot, or any real plot, Nicole Holofcener dissects the manners of matrons and maids.
By Sheila Benson

McBurney has an easy time meeting cute guys, unlike Aniston.
Mark PisonExtra Info
Friends With Money Opens at Metro and Uptown, Fri., April 14. Rated R. 88 minutes.
Four close friends form the cornerstone of the brilliantly observed Friends With Money, three who have it, one who doesn't. Even by L.A.'s pricey Westside standards, the characters played by Frances McDormand, Joan Cusack, and Catherine Keener (and husbands) stand out; in contrast, Jennifer Aniston isn't just broke, "she's unmarried, she's a pothead, and she's a maid." True enough