I went to see the movie Friends With Money the other day with my friend Lisa. It's very good. I have liked Nicole Holofcener's movies (Walking and Talking; Lovely and Amazing) and this one was no exception. She always manages to find very true issues about women and reveal them in a compassionate way.I particularly liked that it was about one of the verboten images which is money. I have a group of old friends from high school who I have been friends with for over 20 years. Some of us have been luckier financially than others and it has created some interesting issues. Usually it's about where to eat dinner. But it was nice to see something that is a real concern in my life be reflected on the screen instead of the usual beautiful boy gets beautiful girl.
The character that I related to most was the one played by Frances McDormand. It made me a bit depressed because her character (Jane) is a bit bonkers. She said so many things that run through my crazy brain. At one point she stopped washing her hair because she said there was no point since it would only get dirty again. And it hurt her arms to wash her hair. Both of these points have crossed my mind many a time and it was validating, if not very disturbing, to see them reflected back at me.
I lied theoverall message which seemed to be that friendships have trials and issues, but that the old ones that have endured through time can be the most compelling.
