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Sean Biggerstaff,
Emilia Fox,
Shaun Evans,
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Sean Ellis
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: Magnolia
: Comedies, Drama, Black Comedy
: 102 min.
: English
: Spanish
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A young insomniac attempts to cope with his sleepless nights by taking a job at a local supermarket, only to discover that he possesses a curious coping mechanism in the debut feature from Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Sean Ellis. Ben (Sean Biggerstaff) has recently been dumped by his girlfriend, and in his grief he has lost his ability to sleep through the night. When Ben takes a job at the supermarket and makes the acquaintance of an odd collection of individuals, including silly slackers Barry (Michael Dixon) and Matt (Michael Lambourne) and aspiring kung fu master Brian (Marc Pickering), he begins to find his imagination taking flight in a most unusual manner. It seems that Ben has the ability to literally stop time, a talent that allows him to take pause, traverse the supermarket aisles, and ponder both his own life and the existence of the customers who stand frozen and completely unaware of his presence. As much a dreamer as Ben may be, however, his willingness to maintain his connection to the tangible, if slightly antiseptic, world he currently inhabits soon finds the wistful dreamer forming a close connection with disarmingly straightforward checkout girl Emily (Emilia Fox), whose solid ties to reality serve to offer a healthy contrast to the fantasy-prone insomniac's surreal form of escapism. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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by RJones3
February 13, 2009 - 1:49 PM PST
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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| This may not be helpful, but any movie that begins with Casta Diva is okay in my book. The rest is just an odd mixture of the sublime and the juvenile. The time warps that Ben undergoes, presumably because his insomnia has made him delusional, are an interesting twist, but the device was funnier in Groundhog Day (1993). Here it is mostly the occasion for some lurid fantasies and a cameo appearance by Keeley Hazell. Oh yes, it does give Ben some free time to focus his artistic talent on the object of his affections, and what girl could resist being the obsession of an artist? When the storyline starts to sag, there is a football (soccer) match and a strip tease, sure signs that the writer/director is running out of ideas. The movie worked better as a twenty-minute short, which was actually nominated for an Oscar. |
| Take time out to see this creative little gem
by rpmfla
October 4, 2008 - 9:29 AM PDT
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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Short and sweet...
With creative camerawork and special effects, this film's tone and technique is somewhat reminiscent of Risky Business, the only Tom Cruise film I list in my top 100. This is a small film with many pleasant surprises along the way. What really stands out for me is the artistic style of the film.
Cashback is not a hilarious teen comedy type of film, but instead has amusing moments and mature, thoughtful passages. Highly recommended. |
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