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Cashback | 
 enlarge | Director: Sean Ellis
Actors: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, Michelle Ryan, Stuart Goodwin
Studio: Magnolia
Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 62
Genre: Art House
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 103 Minutes
ASIN: B001B5AY0O
Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 2006
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Meditation on beauty September 29, 2007
D. Roberts (Battle Creek, Michigan United States)
66 out of 68 found this review helpful
This is one of the most remarkable films I've seen in quite some time. In fact, it has lurched into the pantheon of my all-time favorite movies! It is a somewhat odd mixture of diverse ingredients, with elements of Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Widescreen Edition) and High Fidelity and even some allusions to Gladiator (Widescreen Edition) thrown in just for fun. On top of that, much of it makes you feel like you're in the Twilight Zone, yet there's some downright slap-stick comedy that is stirred in for one amazing concoction of a story!
The DVD details the life of an artist (Sean Biggerstaff) who is having an awful time getting over his ex-girlfriend who just dumped him. He's having such a rough time, in fact, that he can't sleep. I mean, literally - he has the worst case of insomnia the world has ever seen. Finally, he gets a job working 3rd shift at a supermarket, just for something to do.
While there he meets up with a very pretty cashier (Emilia Fox) and some just plain crazy co-workers. He looks at even something as banal as working in a grocery store as being an "artistic" (if not metaphysical?) experience, and finds himself gravitating towards the lovely blonde cashier.
At the base, what this movie seems to be "all about" to me is a sort of meditation on feminine beauty, and the way that (straight) men perceive that beauty. Yes, this includes the female nude, but in an artistic way as opposed to being sleazy. The film is full of useful flashbacks that help us understand the evolution of an artist's perception of women. Many of these flashbacks,in fact, I could relate to in my own life.
Be warned that this is a very "different" sort of movie. Being an independent film, it goes well off of the beaten-track, and to me that's a good thing. While I'm sure there are plenty of people who will watch this and say "Boy, that was weird" I'm also confident that there are many who will say "Wow, I'd like to see more introspective flicks like that!" I belong to the latter group.
very, very good August 16, 2008
S. Carpenter (Atlanta GA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Won't go over the plot, since that's covered to a fare-thee-well in other reviews. A very good movie if you don't mind somewhat surreal love stories. Lots of reviews try to explain it in terms of other movies, but some of the references seem a bit odd to me.
The 1st movie that came to mind for me after seeing this was American Beauty. I think it had a similar vibe, both with the story line (the search for female perfection)and with the cinematography. It seemed like too many reviews focused on the slacker humor (which was very well done) in their comparisons, leaving out the depth of the characters and the plot, which I found well done just because it's so generic (boy meets girl, blah, blah, blah). To make that old chestnut work takes some story-telling skill, and this movie had that in spades. Watched as a rental, but bought the DVD that night. Just wish it was out on BluRay, it would be stunning in hi-def.
Creative, Fresh, and Funny... A Really Great Movie August 19, 2008
A. Fierro (Redlands, Ca)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cash Back is a love story, drama, comedy that is amazingly entertaining and heartfelt because of the way it pulls the viewer into its story line, through love. This movie is a work of art in itself, from the way that you live inside the mind and heart of Ben, the main character. Throughout the movie Ben has the ability to stop time, at least in his head he does, and through this ability he is able to create his hand drawings. What makes this movie very enjoyable is that I felt the plot and the story were fully developed for each character, even though its only 1 hour and 42 minutes long. As you get to understand Ben, how he views the world through the mind of an artist and how his inspiration is created by the curves of the female body. This film is simply a refreshing reminder of what it is to love, dream and great life can be when the two come together.
beautiful thoughtful film August 20, 2008
D. H. Bigg
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Out of the ashes and turmoil of a relationship broken up a young man struggles to find his feet in an objectified world of women but one he faces with the utmost respect and artistic reverence.
Magical properties to stop time and, accordingly, value seconds, lead to this young mans redemption beyond objectification of females to the ultimate in salvation, a mutual loving relationship.
Brave focus of film in acknowledging the taudry trials of youth learning about anatomy and love yet tying these trials to the heights of human love and interrelationships...
A delightful small film August 21, 2008
Chum (Paris, France)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cashback
A delightful combination of a work-place hijinx and a love story, this movie uses the metaphor of stopping time for the artwork of the principal character. Well-acted and brilliantly cast, ignore the sensational cover and get into this story. Yes, there is nudity, but, for once, it actually has to do with the movie and it's plot. Not very much related to the Oscar winning short of a few years ago, this is nevertheless a well-made, fun to watch and delightful movie.
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