Milk Money


Starring: Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris,
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
1994

Times Seen:
Tim: 2

Summary: After a group of boys led by Frank hire a hooker named "V" (Melanie Griffith) to drop her clothes. She humors them, and then when their bikes get stolen, she give them a ride home. Her car breaks down, and she stays in Franks' tree house. Frank attempts to get V to marry his father (Ed Harris). Along the way, V helps Frank learn to dance and makes up for his mother's death at Frank's birth. When Frank's dad learns the truth about V's past, he must decide on keeping the woman he has fallen for, even if she is a hooker.

Review:

Tim: This wasn't too bad of a film. It's sort of Pretty Woman meets Sleepless in Seattle, with Melanie Griffith acting wonderfully and Ed Harris brings alot to the film as well. The plot is occasionally choppy and many parts are on the unbelievable side, but the film is full of family values and not a bad film to let preteens watch. I would pay attention to the PG-13 rating, and keep anyone younger away, it's there for good reason.

You can do much better than this film, but you can also do much worse. I recommend seeing Milk Money, but buying it would be out of the question. The pluses are good acting by Harris and a charming performance by Griffith. The downside is an occasionally choppy and unbelievable plot and the whole film just chugs along rather slowly. Viewers, this isn't a bad film, but don't expect too much.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 6.5



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