Review of Friends with Money (2006) by Mallory R — 05 Feb 2009

I don't know what took me so long to see this movie, but I did like it the quirkiness of it. I don't think it got very good reviews but I thought it was okay.

This review of Friends with Money (2006) was written by Mallory R on 05 Feb 2009.

Friends with Money has generally received mixed reviews.

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