Ca$h

The film looks like a cheap knock off of The Desperate Hours with hints of dark comedy and cheap racism. Just look at the way the Sikh character is treated and even Glenn the Plumber. Sam Phelan (Chris Hemsworth) and his wife Leslie (Victoria Profeta) are facing debt problems. While driving his old Buick a case full of money lands on his bonnet. With this windfall they quit their jobs, pay their debts off, buy a fancy car and things for their house. Pyke Kubic (Sean Bean) comes to town from the UK to help out his twin brother, Reese who was involved in the robbery and threw the money over before he was arrested. Reese remembers what kind of car it landed on. Pyke traces Sam and retrieves what is left of the money. However through threats, psychological and physical, he also wants the seventy four thousand dollars that the couple have spent. The film has an off beat premise has first Pyke traces the culprit by finding out who purchased an expensive car with cash. Once he finds Sam, he makes the couple retrieve the cash before he decides he wants to them to pay back every cent. The film was made before Hemsworth bulked up as Thor as Sam is rather bland although Profeta is very mouthy as his irate wife. Bean keeps things interesting as the smart villain who can get very nasty but the film goes off the rails as the couple end up robbing liquor stores to make up the shortfall. Surely Pyke would had realised he would had lost everything if he had got caught with them. The film looks too much like a straight to DVD movie, rather cheaply made and even though offbeat its only mildly interesting.

Now that we know that everyone is a crook, having seen the movie, it's interesting that even the wife's mother stole part of the money she was given for safekeeping Of course, it's a fable, as the money drops out of the sky......from a van that Sean Bean is driving from a bank heist. He goes to jail and his twin brother comes along to go out and retrieve the money....which he does, every penny. Don't see this movie if you have a pessimistic view toward your fellow man. The only legal crook they show is the loan officer, which was hilarious in view of the fact that bankers are now our worst crooks. Sean Bean is the greatest actor today, as he can be in real stinkers and still shine. what an expert. Almost as good as inhabiting various roles as Laurence Olivier, but just the hunk version. If you don't expect much of this movie, you'll enjoy it. The sheer racist and bigoted views expressed at the beginning are in a way hilarious, as they are definitely politically incorrect. But being as it was in Chicago, they should have had some anti-Catholic humor, if they're going to put down blacks, Muslims, Indians, loan officers, mothers-in-law, Asian shop keepers, 'innocent' young wives, and 'big strong' husbands. Pretty interesting study in the effects of fear, and the Stockholm syndrome. The writer here knows his Freud.

Anybody that actually paid cash to see Ca$h probably was asking for a refund. This simplistic, well, I hesitate to call it a story, was one of the most moronic movies I ever wasted my time on. Fortunately I caught it on Epix and did not have to specifically pay for it. It was one of those movies that you start watching and think, wow, this is awful, I wonder if it can get any worse? And boy does it! It just digs about the deepest a hole a movie could dig for itself, and then it dies in it. So unrealistic and cheap looking. Save your money and time. The lead character is so overplayed, it is amusing. Moreover, he is probably the biggest wuss ever, which begs the question why the guy that plays Thor just doesn't clobber him already.

Summary: A crook drops a suitcase full of cash over a bridge when chased by the law and recruits his equally criminal twin brother to find the case and get it back. Meanwhile a young couple has gotten their hands on the loot and has spent some of it, which Beansie Boy makes them pay back. Review: Sean Bean times two, oh my god, we've been waiting for that, haven't we? Our favourite villain on the lose, twice. One dies, surely, but the other one, oh, he'll be back and show Mr. and Mrs. Phelan what a real felon does when he's twinnie is killed (sorry bout that pun, had to be done; here I go again). I'm not too fond of the ending though; it would have been great (geez, I nearly said "awesome" there; watching too much Yankee TV lately), it would have been great if Bean#2 visited the Phelans at the end. Kinda like: Doorbell rings, male Phelan opens, Bean #2 stands there, says: "I think you have something that belongs to me". To Hollywood though, probably, though that hasn't to be a bad thing. Not all of the times at least. And what about Beansies lines? You watched Snatch, Lock Stock, Fight Club and the rest, thinking, wow, those guys really know how it works. Well, it took Old Bean to tell us how it really works. Quotations: 1.) "Listen, Glenn the beeping Plumper. You blacks think you all so beeping bad? Well, you aren't. You think all white people fear ya? We don't. Now shut your beeping mouth or I'll put you in the beeping emergency ward. Got it?" - Oh yeah, THAT HAD TO BE SAID sometime. Thank you so much Beansie, bash that afroamerican/afroeuropean stereotype! 2.) "It's easy for a woman, isn't it? No physical threat, no fear of reprisal. You can just open your big beautiful mouth and say what ever foul things comes into your head. Right?". - Yup, that's true. 3.) "Why? Because you're a woman? You think your * gives you special privileges, is it? You American women, you all want equality. Well, I'm giving it here." - See above. Plus: Why did I have to spent a year drafted in the army when women can already go to college and get a head start on us? And don't come with that "women get pregnant" crap. Firstly, I'm thirty and NONE of my female friends has dropped a baby yet. Secondly, using natural differences between sexes as an excuse for something is what is attacked most by feminists. 4.) "Physical power over others tastes sweet in your mouth. Especially for a woman, who doesn't often get the experience. Feeds you, like mothers milk. It's almost sexual, isn't it?" - Hell yeah. Just look at all those spoiled brats in the RAF in Germany. Thank you, script writer! Highlight: Sean Bean's lines Notable Actors: Sean Bean (Sharpe)

Not all movies are made to be artistic or masterpieces. This is just a random criminal/drama movie that can be entertaining depending on who's watching. It definitely has flaws but had a lot of unintentional weirdly funny scenes. It was an entertaining movie and that's it; nothing special. Still, the movie was a lot better than 80% of the crap movies these days that do half ass job trying to imitate classic movies from the 70' and the 80's. The characters' dialogue script writing was a little amateurish but oh well....... It's a good movie to pass free time!

That word alone could be a fair summary of Cash. Expectations were high after watching the small scene that Zune shows as a preview -when Sam pays his mortgage debts with part of the money he just found-, but that was just an illusion. I can't believe how Sean Bean decided to take a role in such a bad film. This movie lacks originality, script, even rhythm. It shows some of the weirdest situations i've ever seen in a movie... How can the be so calm having a criminal -possibly murderer- in their own house? There is no moment in the movie in which the young couple sense any kind of fear at the sight of having to deal with a person who is assaulting their house and holding them captive. Acting flaws are pretty obvious in Victoria Profeta's part, transforming from one day to other from a silly housewife into a rabid, insult-obsessed girl with a liking to assault robbery for absolutely no reason. This movie is absurd. Comedical without wanting it. Terribly simplistic and irrelevant. Spend your time with something funnier like, don't know, eating plastic or stomping your head to a wall.

I have to say this is not a bad movie at all, but I think it could be better. The movie starts with a good premise...a man who is driving down the highway suddenly finds a suitcase with more than half a millon dollars inside...what would you do? expend it? return it to the police? give it to the poor?. Unfortunately for him and his wife, he decided to expend it, only to find later on that the owner of the money has found him and wants the money back. Some of the things this man (Sean Bean) forced them to do are a little far fetched and have no sense at all. The script is far from being a master piece and the dialogues are flat, although the acting is really good, especially Sean Bean's performance. I think the director tried to mix comedy, thriller and action but failed to deliver any of them. I found the first hour of the movie very entertaining, but at the end, it got so repetitive that left me with a bittersweet taste. In conclusion, if you're looking for an entertaining movie, to watch on a Sunday afternoon, this could be it, but don't expect to see the best movie of your lives.

The first thing you notice about Cash is that there is more Bean. More Bean on screen than any other time in my memory. And that, my friends, is a very good thing. Stephen Milburn Anderson chose wisely with his star for his quirky psychological thriller Cash opening next Friday April 9th. Sean Bean plays Pyke Kubic, a quiet, urbane, mannerly man who knows what he wants and knows how to get it. He's been wronged, or rather, his brother has been wronged, and he sets out to find who took the money, to get back what he sees as rightfully his. Taking a cue from today's headlines, Sam and Leslie Phelan are in debt and underemployed failing to pay their mortgage for the last several months. On his way home, Sam (Chris Hemsworth of Star Trek and the upcoming Thor) drives under an overpass where a briefcase falls onto the hood of his car. Pulling over, his discovers it's full of cash. A lot of cash. With no witnesses, he takes it home to his wife (Victoria Profeta) and they feel they have discovered the answer to their prayers and go on a spending spree. Meanwhile, Pyke arrives from London to visit his brother Reece in jail, who tells his brother that he threw the stolen money away to destroy the evidence of the heist. Before being stopped by police, he saw the case land on the hood of an old station wagon driven by a white guy. Pyke, a clever, calculating man, doesn't take long in finding Sam and Leslie and sets out to take back what's his. Sean gets to play the juicy role of twins in Cash. I don't understand why no other director has ever thought of before, given Bean's considerable range. In fact, the scenes you see of him opposite himself are some of the most interesting in the film. The slight nuances that Bean is so damn good at. They're there and it's fun to spot them as you watch one slightly more Americanized twin speak with the more established Brit version. Once Bean is in control, the scene is set into motion and the audience sees Sean do what he does best. We've all known that Bean plays a great villain, bristling with rage in films like Patriot Games, or smiling in smug superiority in Goldeneye, or cleverly conspiring in National Treasure; and just as easily he can put a turn in as the tragic but flawed hero Boromir in Lord of the Rings. With Cash, it's his attention to detail, his impeccable manner of dress, his flawless manners and his charming demeanor that are... unsettling. He's a nice guy, this Pyke Kubic. That is, unless you don't do as he asks. And why wouldn't you do as he asks? If you're Sam and Leslie Phelan, you're the ones who are in the wrong here. And so begins the task of giving back Pyke the money they stole from him. Every single cent, down to the last penny. At one point Sam and Leslie say, "Can't you give us a break on the rest? We don't have it." And Pyke answers, "Are you asking me to assume your debt? No, I won't." Hard to argue, that. Stephen Milburn Anderson puts Stanley Milgram's experiment into action; Pyke makes them steal, they're too afraid to refuse, the more Sam and Leslie start to steal, the easier it starts to become which leads to something darker. "No consequences," he warns, "until after a decision has been made." It becomes clear in Cash that no one acts without having made a clear decision to do so first. This is where Cash makes you think. We are all where every decision has brought us to in life. Is it really possible to keep blaming everyone else for all your mistakes? There is also something completely unexpected in Cash, a subtle use of comedy at which Sean excels. Deadpan humor laid with an undertone of seriousness that gives you a feeling that he has been waiting to play a part like this with judicious freedom for a long time. Go see Cash, have a great time with Bean on screen for almost 90 minutes and ponder all the possibilities.

Sean Bean is one hell of an actor, and proves it here, carrying dominance in most every scene. Sam Phelan (who did a great job as Captain Kirk in that new Star Trek movie) also was very convincing and showed a bit of bad guy that was cool to see. The movie brings up a good premise of, what if you find a large sum of cash and no one sees you... do you spend it, or do you SPEND it. Having spent my life working in and around Chicago, it was also cool to play "spot the landmark or neighborhood" in this movie, glad to see lots of movies being filmed in big Chicago. Going back to the movie... I never saw the trailer or even a TV commercial ad for this, which probably could have helped push this one out more- yet I chose to go see this. Filmwise, the action lagged in some spots, but overall the intensity and uncertainty of what Sean Bean was going to inflict upon those who stole his Cash was enough to keep this movie a thriller. I'd recommend going to see this, otherwise it should be out on DVD soon enough.

There's some modest potential here in the relationships between the married couple, who accidentally come into some stolen cash, and the mysterious gunman who comes to retrieve it. A better script might have exploited all three ways of these relationships -- how they change, how they twist, how they surprise us as well as the characters themselves. However, while the script occasionally hints at these possibilities, it does little to exploit them and the result is a passable time-killer with most of the limitations of a TV movie. A little tweaking could have made it funnier or scarier or kinkier or more satiric, or could have infused it with more action, but instead "Ca$h" takes no chances and stays in the see-it-and-forget-it mode. Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta make a blandly attractive couple. Sean Bean is always watchable but he's not knocking himself out here, probably because he has so little to worth with. Curiously, even at age 50 or so, he provides more of the movie's "beefcake" than does young Mr. Hemsworth.