Friends With Money(2006)- User Reviews

Ambiguity spoils good LA portrayal

star33

Great cast, and good undemanding viewing. But I have three problems with it: Someone like Olivia would never date an unemployed fat slob (maybe she would after she discovered he was rich, but she dated him BEFORE this was revealed) -- that just seemed unrealistic to me.

The other issue I have is with Aaron's gay friend. On the DVD commentary, the writer/director states that neither he nor Aaron are gay. Whilst I can accept Aaron not being gay, his friend just screams "I'm a raving homo." The writer/director even acknowledges this ambiguity. Such ambiguity makes it hard to identify with a character, and it perhaps would have been better to not have this character in the movie at all.

My biggest beef is that Jane's hormonal problem should have been made more clear (I only picked-up on this from the DVD commentary) otherwise most viewers will think she's a spoiled rich-bitch, when in fact there is a medical reason for her behavior.