What It Is: A feature-length version of the award winning short (same title) that was nominated for an Oscar in 2004.Why I Watched It: The short that spawned it was really good.
What I Thought: The film that followed was really good too!
I've rewritten this description several times. Cashback is a difficult movie to explain. Think of the occupational comedy of Office Space, Waiting, and Clerks combined with a dysfunctional romance like High Fidelity and you've pretty much got it.
The plot is cool, the romance isn't too mushy, and the actors are superb. Cashback is good. It wasn't ridiculously amazing, mind you, but it was a very enjoyable film.
Did I mention the gorgeous naked woman? No? Well, Cashback features a little extra something to set it apart from the movies mentioned above. The main character is an artists that appreciates beauty in all of its forms, especially the female body. There are a few interesting flashbacks involving his experiences with the female form, but the artist also fantasizes he can freeze time. He often uses these frozen moments to mentally (but physically on screen) undress these women in order to paint them later. All the women are unbelievably gorgeous (in the artistic sense, not the "touch me a lot" sense) and Cashback definitely gives the viewer time to appreciate beauty!
My only complaint about Cashback involves the incredibly brief bit with the stranger that could also freeze time. The stranger is only seen for an instant and the movie moves along as if it never happened! The concept is cool enough to warrant a movie all its own, but it's merely glossed over here with no apparent need to be shown at all! I think it should have been left out completely.
Highlights: The girls, the exchange student, the Natalie character is hilarious, the time freezing is cool, the asshole coworkers are great, and it's just a feel good movie all around!
Who Should See It: Artists, chick flick lovers, guys that want to recommend a chick flick for "date night" that includes lots of beautiful naked women, and independent movie buffs.
How Soon: Date night! ;-)
3 comments:
Wow. I can't imagine how you can even develop an entire film from a short. I'm amazed!
Some "shorts" are shorter than others. The Cashback short film was a little over 20 minutes long. Think of all the movies based on short stories and you have the idea!
You're making me want to finish watching it. The random time freezing stranger...I'm intrigued ;-)
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