Don't ever borrow money from a man like Pike Kubic! He is worse than a loan shark, because he will insist in getting the complete amount, down to the last penny. Pike, whose twin brother Reese has been serving a prison term, is called to Chicago to help recover the money his twin had to throw away as he was being chased by the cops after a heist of more than six hundred thousand dollars. The idea is to recover the loot and the twins to share the cash 50/50, something that makes Pike creative in trying to get his hands on the cash.
Lucky Sam Phelan happened to be in the right place as the bag was thrown. He cannot believe his good fortune. In fact, he and his wife, Leslie, are about to lose their home because they cannot come up with the money they own to the bank that lent them them money. With the found treasure, the Phelans begin to enjoy the good life, making purchases they would not have been able to afford otherwise.
Enter Pike. He is a suave type of criminal, only too intent in getting what he feels it is rightfully his. When he finds Sam and Leslie, he becomes their worst nightmare. Pike will make the couple do things they would have never thought possible. Pike wants them to pay exactly the full amount of the take, or else, they will suffer the consequences. When the Phelans thought it would be enough of things they have to sell to repay Pike, he decides it is about time they start holding up convenience stores all over Chicago so he can get the total owed to him. The Phelans, in the end, outmaneuver the menacing Pike in an ironic twist at the end, but little do they know that brother Reese will soon be free.
"Ca$h" is a film with a different angle on the genre in which criminals go after the people that get hold of the money they stole. Stephen Milburn Anderson, who also wrote the screenplay, inserts some humor into the story of the man that is not overly generous with what he perceives belongs to him. The film is easy on the eye as we follow the complicated ways of how the Phelans must act in order to give back the money that was not theirs to begin with. The penny pinching bandit is something that breaks the mold. After all, with so much money that was not his, why insist in getting the exact amount the Phelans got from him?
Sean Bean makes a good impression as Pike/Reese. The film is more of a fun tale, rather than a crime film, in spite of the menacing Pike appearance. Mr. Bean has a lot of fun playing the obnoxious bandit. Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta play the Phelans.
Lucky Sam Phelan happened to be in the right place as the bag was thrown. He cannot believe his good fortune. In fact, he and his wife, Leslie, are about to lose their home because they cannot come up with the money they own to the bank that lent them them money. With the found treasure, the Phelans begin to enjoy the good life, making purchases they would not have been able to afford otherwise.
Enter Pike. He is a suave type of criminal, only too intent in getting what he feels it is rightfully his. When he finds Sam and Leslie, he becomes their worst nightmare. Pike will make the couple do things they would have never thought possible. Pike wants them to pay exactly the full amount of the take, or else, they will suffer the consequences. When the Phelans thought it would be enough of things they have to sell to repay Pike, he decides it is about time they start holding up convenience stores all over Chicago so he can get the total owed to him. The Phelans, in the end, outmaneuver the menacing Pike in an ironic twist at the end, but little do they know that brother Reese will soon be free.
"Ca$h" is a film with a different angle on the genre in which criminals go after the people that get hold of the money they stole. Stephen Milburn Anderson, who also wrote the screenplay, inserts some humor into the story of the man that is not overly generous with what he perceives belongs to him. The film is easy on the eye as we follow the complicated ways of how the Phelans must act in order to give back the money that was not theirs to begin with. The penny pinching bandit is something that breaks the mold. After all, with so much money that was not his, why insist in getting the exact amount the Phelans got from him?
Sean Bean makes a good impression as Pike/Reese. The film is more of a fun tale, rather than a crime film, in spite of the menacing Pike appearance. Mr. Bean has a lot of fun playing the obnoxious bandit. Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta play the Phelans.