Four women, longtime friends, three of whom are well-known: heir, author, and designer, while another, Olivia, played by Jennifer Aniston, is so miserable as a maid. My private life is a mess, and I only get rid of my loneliness by harassing a married ex-boyfriend on the phone. Being financially strapped, I spent all day calculating expenses, thinking of ways to shamelessly receive the trial cosmetics in the mall. And the friends around him are generous. For example, when Franny played by Joan Cusack talks about how to donate 2 million to a charity event, when a friend asks this Franny why you don't donate money to Olivia, she looks surprised and doesn't care. to no. But afterward, she and her husband talked about it in the car, not only donating money, but even the idea of asking Olivia to clean up the housework was rejected in the discussion. This decent couple, they just thought about the possible embarrassment of getting an old friend to accept help.
So later, when Olivia borrowed money from Franny to sign up for a fitness coach training class, Franny refused. She said that if you do psychological counseling, she is willing to sponsor it, and there is no need to learn something at all. She has to talk to herself. husband to discuss.
Rich people look at their poor friends. Gradually, she felt unreasonable, not because she was unwilling to help, but at her level, she felt that the bread was not important, but the spiritual level, so she also kindly introduced her boyfriend to Olivia. A heinous bastard who just sits idle while working with Olivia, and also shares a share of the so-called labor money. Then invite another girl to drink. Franny regretted that she had introduced the wrong person, but even more regrettable was that Olivia she knew could no longer be saved, so she finally told her husband whether she would become good friends with her if they met now.
Certainly not. You may call it bourgeois hypocrisy, but it is true that friendship is extravagant and even less realistic when people are in two classes.
The other two, writer Christine, played by Catherine Keener, and her husband, a working collaborator, have long neglected each other. They look forward to rebuilding their relationship by extending the house, but unfortunately, it is just a bigger departure. Jane, the designer played by Frances McDormand, fell into the biggest confusion in her life. She lost interest in everything, and even washed her hair lazily, but she was unhappy about everything she encountered in life. Her tireless quarrels and endless anger, fortunately, she has a considerate husband. Although her husband's patience and compliments did not resolve Jane's anxiety, it saved the family from collapse after all.
In this movie, there is almost no plot, and all you can watch is the details and performances. Although we are far from being as rich as they are, we inevitably have some empathy. From Olivia's point of view, livelihood is the biggest problem. She can handle even the most jerk boyfriend, and she can calm down when those rich friends tease her about her bad life. So her life can be gradually improved, although the ending is a fairy tale, meeting a rich man. And these friends of hers are really on the way to failure. Life and emotions are infinitely broken, and in the face of the rich material life, there is an incomparable emptiness inside. Just like us, though material life is constantly on the rise. But still facing the problems and pressures of work, mortgage, children, etc., but I really have no intention to pay attention to myself. A lot of times I feel out of control, and more often I feel empty and bored.
Occasionally meet some friends from the past, they have been as usual for so many years, with low income but no heart. I wouldn't envy them, but I'm really bored with my current state. In the past, I used to advise them this way and criticize them that way. Now, after drinking and eating, recall the past and ramble about the current situation.
In addition to comparisons and the satisfaction of that little vanity, I really don't know what the ultimate in life is. Yes, love your wife and children, no matter how you waver and wander in the process, if you stick to it. Maybe life won't really collapse.
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