Ca$h (2010)

Sean Bean plays a British bad guy and his twin brother in the Cook Co. Jail. His brother, Reese had a suitcase of illegal money which he tossed out the window while be chased by Chicago's finest. The suitcase lands on top of a Buick station wagon. Pyke, the brother who is not on jail is tasked to locate the money by following the cash being spent in Chicago (not realistic, but it gets us from point A to point B). Point B is Sam (Chris Hemsworth) and Leslie (Victoria Profeta) who have found the money. They are forced to give back the cash, but when they come up short because they had spent a few thousand of it, Pyke is not overly understanding.The film is self described as a "twist-filled crime thriller." There were no significant twists, and the "thriller" aspect of the film was more akin to a 70's thriller than the fast paced modern films, and at times seemed a bit slow. I didn't find the acting as convincing as the other critics and Pyke's obsession was unrealistic...but without it there wouldn't be a story.F-bomb, sex, no nudity.

A man finds a suitcase full of cashStarring Sean Bean, Chris Hemsworth and Victoria ProfetaWritten and Directed by Stephen Milburn AndersonThis is an enjoyable romp that kept me hooked all the way through. It's not the greatest movie ever made and it has it's fair share of plot holes and unrealistic elements, but I enjoyed watching it.Sean Bean makes this film. Without him it wouldn't have worked. He is superb. The other two main characters, Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta were less good. For much of the movie they seemed quite lacklustre and I didn't buy Hemsworth's accent. He was trying desperately to disguise his Australian accent but I think he struggled.If you can get past the unrealistic plot in parts, this is a fun movie. Sean Bean at his best.7/10

The Pandora's Box theme is a pretty common theme in crime films. Someone finds a suitcase full of cash (Shallow Grave) or something else of great value in the most ordinary of places.In this story a suitcase full of cash literally falls into the main character's lap. In the most satisfying scene of the movie (a bad sign if this scene occurs early in the film as it does here), our down on his luck blue collar hero uses the cash to pay off bad debt, sticking it up their bank manager's nose in the process. Great scene. The villain vanquished, the hero returns to his home the victor to share in the spoils with his equally "beautiful people" wife.The only trouble is, it belongs to Sean Bean, who comes after the money with all the vengeance of Ned Stark looking for his missing head. Once Ned ... whatever his name is in the movie ... finds our lovely but temporarily rich couple, he shacks up with them and the movie descends into a weak 21st century version of Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), minus the witty dialogue and great acting of that crime caper classic, in that "Ned" demands Jane and Joe Schmuck turn to a life of crime in order to pay back what little amount they had time to spend.Bet you didn't see that coming? Well I did. So I'm only giving it a 6/10

Anybody that actually paid cash to see Ca$h probably was asking for a refund. This simplistic, well, I hesitate to call it a story, was one of the most moronic movies I ever wasted my time on. Fortunately I caught it on Epix and did not have to specifically pay for it. It was one of those movies that you start watching and think, wow, this is awful, I wonder if it can get any worse? And boy does it! It just digs about the deepest a hole a movie could dig for itself, and then it dies in it. So unrealistic and cheap looking. Save your money and time. The lead character is so overplayed, it is amusing. Moreover, he is probably the biggest wuss ever, which begs the question why the guy that plays Thor just doesn't clobber him already.