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""Clerks" meets "American Beauty."", I've often said that American Beauty is the first foreign film to be made in the US, but now I digress...

Cashback is a pleasant little movie that starts sad and slow. It gets interesting when the main character takes a night shift job in a grocery store to cure his insomnia brought on by a break-up. It is in the store that we are served some random comedy, introspection and some interesting nudity.

Visually there's much to enjoy, and in spite of several directorial faux pas' it really does work.

"Slow and Boring", Tiny bits of humor, unbelievably boring. The star of the show rambles on and on. The funniest scene is in the first two minutes when his ex rips into him. There are a few bits of immature humor but it just dragged on. Did I say it dragged on and on?

"A great avante-garde romantic comedy-fantasy", Ok, I admit it ... just like many other people, it was the cover picture that caught my eye (as it was meant to). HOWEVER, it was the cogent and intelligent comments here (on Amazon) that succeeded in clueing me in to a sensitively written high-brow gem of a movie, which I promptly purchased, and just finished enjoying.

Yes, Ellis' movie has the obligatory dysfunctional 'characters', and sophomoric humor, required to keep what Shakespeare called his audience's "peanut gallery" contingent entertained ... thus freeing him to tell the deeper tale to the rest of the audience in peace.

In this instance, the story revolves around an intelligent, and very introspective, young art student who, shell-shocked from breaking up with his {superficially} beautiful girlfriend, goes through an emotional recovery phase (and a severe bout of profound insomnia) in which his understandings of "beauty" (both superficial and inner), and his perception time itself, shatter and rearrange themselves in surreal fashion into a new, deeper, and more mature awareness.

{By the way, the movie title is something of a double pun - the main character, as a result of his insomnia, uses his sleepless hours to work the graveyard shift at a local supermarket, theyeby getting 'cashback' on his surplus time (which seems to drag interminably) ... also, his new love interest, the cashier in same store, asks customers if they want 'cashback' on the card they use for their purchase.}

Anyway, it's a great avante garde movie. Ellis deftly uses the combination of feminine beauty, and surreal time perception, as a sort of visual zen-koan, in order to help the viewer better empathize with the main character's attempts to reassess both concepts with his artistic mental microscope (like a microbiologist trying to study what's ailing him). If you've ever been through a near death experience, a major accident, or a particularly deep & memorable emotional experience (good or bad), you'll have a leg up on grasping the slow-motion 'train wreck' altered-state-of-awareness effect (and it's aftermanth) that often accompanies such experiences, and how they often replay themselves over and over again in your mind ... sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes timeless.

It's well done, and very enjoyable. Stars: 4 1/2.

"Worth every penny", Very good movie, very surreal. It is different kind of movie which is why I loved it. This is a movie you curl up with your partner and watch late at night, not a family movie.

"Wonderful, Original....Moments of Pure Genius !!", I selected this movie for the photo on the DVD cover, having no great expectations, but after watching it and the short film from which it was derived, I am in complete awe of the originality, creativity, and cinematic genius of it creator, Shaun Ellis. It succeeds on all levels: masterful camera work, perfect casting, splendid dialog, characters with whom you can really connect, and a clever, original plot.

Most of us can personally relate to virtually every situation, emotion, and comment made by the lead character. Rarely does a movie so accurately portray so many almost inexplicable emotions such as longing, loneliness, and utter boredom.

The characters are stuck in the most boring possible workplace and each seek their own ways to preserve their sanity. One idiotic pair play childish pranks, while the female lead, beautifully played by Emilia Fox, covers her watch with tape and avoids looking at the clock at all costs....for as we all know, a watched clock moves even more slowly.


The male lead, played by Sean Biggerstaff, however, embraces the slowness of time's passage, and appears to be able to make time actually stand still. During these periods, when everyone else is frozen in place, he roams about undressing and drawing some of the store's more beautiful clientele. As other reviewers have noted, this could have descended into gross pornography, but, as a testiment to the great skill of the author and director, Ellis, it actually rises to the level of art.

The dual love story is also quite moving: the painful destruction of one relationship and the gradual development of a new one. At all times, both are absolutely plausible and emotionally tone perfect.

In conclusion, there is a much better reason to buy, rent, or borrow this DVD than its cover photo: the simple fact that I and many other reviewers have given it our highest recommendation. So many people just can't be wrong. Please trust us and view this splendid film at your earliest convenience. It is truly a small masterpiece that you will not soon forget.

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"A great break from hollywood.", Another quality product from European cinema. Excellent film making. Artistic and intelligent. The film maker managed to re-tell a used and abused subject in a fresh way. The music score is addictive. Good chemistry between actors.

Warning and Spoiler: No explosions or super CGI effects.

"very, very good", 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.


"Worth your time", I just watched this movie yesterday and it is different... unlike commercial movies this movie comes with a different perspective and different way of acting... I mean most of the movie is narrated... and this did grasp my attention while for other viewers it might seem useless and pathetic...

The movie will get you in its frequency from the very beginning... I dont want to ruin nor say anything about the story...

All i can say is that its worth the watch as it is deep and its one of the few movies that i have seen of which managed to send to you how a person really feels not just acting... and that is what made the narration beautiful... Just freeze the moment and let him tell you how he really feels at this very moment...

Its really worth the two hours of your time...

"Just WOW!", Out of every movie I have ever seen, this one film trumped my multimillion dollar favorites Braveheart and The Titanic. Words cannot express the artistic genius contained within this film. If you have a boyfriend or girlfriend please show this to them. Life if beautiful and we must always fight to preserve the beauty in which we enjoy every second of life. This movie helps (from a man's point of view) explain the insecurity of men like me; whom many consider the "nice guy", explain the little intricacies that many of us look at when we see such a beautiful woman in life (also what makes us nervous). English is not my first language so please excuse my errors. I loved this film and so will many others.

Love

Shannon

"Art Film", Brilliant, fantastic Art Film. Exceptional story, great cinematography and special effects. An overall entertaining and fun movie that will leave you thinking. The extra features are also interesting as you will learn about the history of this movie (it was originally a short film) and the exceptional effort that went into turning this into a full feature in a very short amount of time with a relatively low budget. Explores the pursuit of an artist developing the ability to see beauty in everything. Because the artist is most inspired to find beauty in the female form, this is not a movie for youngsters or anyone who would be intimidated or upset with nudity and adult situations (guys, better watch this one without the wife unless she has an appreciation for the arts).