Review of Friends with Money (2006) by Pete A — 22 Jun 2008

Only made it 40 minutes and had to turn it off. Boring! Not even the lovely Jennifer Aniston could salvage this one.

This review of Friends with Money (2006) was written by Pete A on 22 Jun 2008.

Friends with Money has generally received mixed reviews.

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