Apparently unsure whether to make an arty romantic fantasy à la Amelie or something that might go down better with the readers of FHM, British first-timer Sean Ellis tries to do both.
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09/23/06
Cashback (2007)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:23
Rotten:25
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: An unlikable protagonist, messy editing, and gratuitous nudity might make audiences ask for their cash back.
Theatrical Release:Jul 20, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he... [More]
Starring: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, Michelle Ryan
Director: Sean Ellis
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Reviews for Cashback
Cashback is light, smart, and enjoyable, and it makes me eager to see what Ellis has planned for his next outing.
07/21/07
Top CriticWould that the plotline came up to the poster's level of intriguing suggestiveness.
07/11/07
Cashback aspires to be equal parts Volkswagen ad and Nicholson Baker's The Fermata, yet compares unfavorably to both.
07/25/07
Top CriticThere's a lot of promise here, but Cashback can't get out of its own way.
07/19/07
Cashback's eccentricity holds, but Ellis and his audience would have benefited from a clearer direction and a bit more restraint.
07/20/07
Slickly charming, genteelly erotic and directed with supreme polish.
09/16/06
Top CriticA little too mopey and sexist for its own good. But the cast is engaging enough to keep us interested
05/08/08
It's awkwardly drawn out to feature length with not-truly-comic secondary characters on the supermarket team, and go-nowhere incidents like a soccer match with a rival store and an unresolved encounter with another time-stopper.
07/19/07
Top CriticA very romantic portrait of a young artist as he ponders love, beauty and living in the moment.
07/19/07
Top CriticIsn't nearly as good as Ellis' original short, being little more than a series of vignettes masquerading as a feature film.
07/18/07
The movie is lightweight, as it should be. It doesn't get all supercharged. Ben and Sharon, despite setbacks, are delighted to be admired by such wonderful partners, and we are happy for them.
07/20/07
Top CriticIf they taught the film in schools, the class might be dubbed The Art of Boosting the Self and Ragging on Women Through Tired Aesthetics.
07/15/07
The first thing one will probably respond to, after the brief rampant nudity, is the exquisite cinematography by Angus Hudson.
07/28/07
Ellis has expanded Cashback into a full-length movie that shares the short's strengths but doesn't come up with anything new.
07/19/07
Funny but not really profound.
07/20/07
[Director] Ellis has rounded up all the actors for this feature adaptation but doesn't add much to the 18-minute original besides a tedious boy-meets-girl.
07/20/07
Top Critic...focuses on a pervert who thinks he's a romantic. The more sincere this guy gets about his leering, the more he creeps you out.
07/20/07
A flair for language both cinematic and verbal elevates an ordinary coming-of-age comedy of little substance.
07/20/07
Top CriticIt's no small trick to blend fantasy, slapstick and genuine emotion, but [director] Ellis pulls it off with whimsy to spare.
07/20/07
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