Cashback
by Sean Ellis (II)
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Actor: Emilia Fox, Michelle Ryan (II), Sean Biggerstaff, Shaun Evans (II), Stuart GoodwinDirector: Sean Ellis (II)
Brand: MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Magnolia
Movie Reviews of Cashback
Movie Review: A lyrical reverie on the beauty and dichotomy of women
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a dream-like film about art, the beauty of the female form, of love lost, and love regained, of the dichotomy of women in men's lives.
This is the story of Ben, a shy, awkward art student who is obsessed with the beauty of women. His social skills are not matched by his artistry, however, as he struggles to connect with girls.
The film opens with a striking scene - a high speed shot, played back in slow motion and accompanied by the glorious singing of an opera soprano, magnifying the contortions in the face of Ben's girlfriend as she hurls obscenities and a coffee mug and then a lamp at him. The shot is repeated again near the end of the movie as another of Ben's girlfriends also shrieks at him in slow motion.
In between, Ben, having become an insomniac over his breakup with his girlfriend, discovers the power to stop time, a power which he uses to further explore his obsession with the female form. Here, the movie shows off lots of beautiful women in various states of undress.
And this is the true genius of this film, to show the dichotomy of women, that they can be so lovely to men when calm and naked, and also be so capable of turning into these raging demons from hell.
At the grocery store, Ben falls for a pretty cashier named Sharon and then almost loses her over a trivial incident.
The finale to the film is breathtaking in its beauty and artistry. Sharon reconnects with Ben at an art gallery. With a kiss he brings her into his stop-action world, and they walk into a suspended snowfall, hand in hand, pushing through the snowflakes hanging in mid-air, glittering like diamonds in the moonlight. Ben's voiceover at the end lingers in the soul...
...Once upon a time I wanted to know what love was. Love is there if you want it to be. You just have to see that it's wrapped in beauty and hidden away between the seconds of your life. If you don't stop for a minute, you might miss it...
Summary of Cashback
Art student ben develops insomnia after going through a painful break-up. To kill time he joins the late shift at the local supermarket. They all have their own time-killing devices & bens allows him to see the beauty of the everyday world - especially sharon the quiet checkout girl. Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 12/31/2007 Run time: 98 minutesA slight but likable British comedy-fantasy with a touch of naughtiness, Cashback is an expanded version of director Sean Ellis' Oscar-nominated short film of the same name about a bored supermarket clerk who discovers that he has the ability to stop time. Sean Biggerstaff (from the Harry Potter franchise) is Ben, a lovelorn young man whose chronic insomnia (due to a bad breakup) forces him to bury himself in pointless and repetitive work at a local grocery store. Once there, boredom causes him to believe that he can stop time, and he enjoys long and languid fantasies about undressing and sketching the female shoppers. But reality intrudes in the form of recollections of his troubled past, as well as the lovely presence of fellow clerk Sharon (Emilia Fox), who offers the promise of love in the real world. A gentle and artfully directed independent film, Cashback doesn't run very deep in terms of emotion, but the special effects are clever, the cast quirky and amusing, and its premise is an appealing mix of softcore reverie and boyish longing. - Paul Gaita
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