The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

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$20 M is the perfect B movie. Good looking teens/20-somethings, far-fetched, farcical plot, sex, set in California, impossibly dated, and not too much artistic value. The cast is stereotypical, but is very good in ensemble. It is fairly well shot, the story flows exceptionally well despite its obvious plot flaws, and the overall result is a FUN movie. $20 gets filed with the more entertaining B movies I have seen first thing in the morning after a weekend binge. The critics need to relax about this one. I do, however, agree that Adam Garcia should work with a better agent. His talents outweigh his film credits.

Wow, it was almost like watching a dream come to life. I have been an avid student of technology, through studying computer programming, various software, information theory, and a little bit about electricity. I have also been a determined student of film, studying the practical skills privately and paying attention in both film and other media to how stories unfold and get comprehended by the mind. My first short film is going to be about using technology to advance society and I look to this movie for guidance. Wonderful work writer, director, cast, crew, cameras, lights, computers, etc... :)

"The First $20 Million..." is an easy-going comedy with a romantic bent which sticks Garcia out in front as a computer geek who aspires to be another Steve Jobs by working with some other geeks who are trying to build a $99 computer....er, something like that. A happy-go-nowhere little flick which is too uncool for the young demographic and too young for adults, I'm guessing it's a movie in search of a market. Hard to swallow and hard to follow with laughs which are too few and too far between, "The First $20 Million..." is an uninspired albeit earnest novel knock-off which is best saved for broadcast. (C)

If you ignore the stupid use of technology and the ridiculous computing concepts that litter this movie, then you maybe able to enjoy this movie. I'm a computer technician, and i was more amused by the obvious lack of computing knowledge the screenwriters had, then by the movie.. Things like the stupid talking mailbox, how stupid is it to talk about some software gimmick when you're supposed to be discussing hardware solutions?? If you're interested in the subject of the $100 laptop, you'd get a lot more (realistic) information from going to slashdot.org and searching for "$100 laptop". There actually is such a thing, that the implementation is a lot more intelligent then in this cheesy comedy.

Simply awful! From the horrible stereotypes to the bad music choices, this film will hopefully pass the theaters and head straight to late night cable. A talented cast wasted. A sad commentary on what gets green-lighted in todays movie industry.

I enjoy the writing of Po Bronson, with Bombardiers being right up there with Catch-22 as one of the funniest books I have ever read. I remember enjoying The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest as well, although I think I keep confusing it with Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. When I saw this movie was playing on Showtime, I had no idea that it was made into a movie. I guess it was only released in L.A. and New York in 2002. Well, it's certainly a cheeseball interpretation of the book, with sub-par writing by Jon Favreau, who adapted the screenplay. But, being a movie about the dot-com generation, I can't resist. It's not horrible, and having Rosario Dawson cast as the female lead certainly doesn't suck.

I was expecting so much more from this film, but it failed to deliver. Adam Garcia has gone down hill to star in something like this. The plot was over complicated, and the ending seemed to drag on far too long. After overcoming obstacle after obstacle, I realised I just didn't care if they won or lost. Rosanna Dawson is completely wooden in this performance, and has no chemistry with Garcia. The only bit of entertainment comes from Garcias band of geeks, however even this isn't enough to save the file. Plot holes are major and massive, such as using technology that is far too advanced, and being able to get an entire marching back onto the high security premises of another company! Avoid this. Watch Office Space instead.

Remember reading those nice adventure stories when you were about 10, where a bunch of kids invent something from their garage and it costs less than their weekly allowance combined? Replace the kids with four old guys, the garage with a lab and you get this movie. You'll love this movie if you don't have a clue about "computers", otherwise, you'd have to try very hard to keep yourself from banging your head on the wall until the movie ends!