Cashback (2006)
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Cashback is a 2006 British romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sean Ellis and starring Sean Biggerstaff and Emilia Fox. Originally exhibited as a short in 2004, it was expanded to feature length in 2006.
Plot: When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops chronic insomnia after finding out how quickly she moved on. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the pretty and quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia. |
Shaun plays Sean
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Slant Magazine, 12 June 2007, Film review: Cashback
Even when the women of Cashback aren’t being stripped of their clothes, the film still denies them authority, as in condescending shots of women reduced to exploding volcanoes of emotion, the sound dropped from the film’s soundtrack.
The Seattle Times, 20 July 2007, Movie Review Casback
For a movie that boasts beautiful naked women as its most obvious selling point, "Cashback" is a surprisingly charming hybrid of romantic comedy and "artsy" male fantasy.
Even when the women of Cashback aren’t being stripped of their clothes, the film still denies them authority, as in condescending shots of women reduced to exploding volcanoes of emotion, the sound dropped from the film’s soundtrack.
The Seattle Times, 20 July 2007, Movie Review Casback
For a movie that boasts beautiful naked women as its most obvious selling point, "Cashback" is a surprisingly charming hybrid of romantic comedy and "artsy" male fantasy.
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