Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sean Bean | ... | Pyke Kubic / Reese Kubic | |
Chris Hemsworth | ... | Sam Phelan | |
Victoria Profeta | ... | Leslie Phelan | |
Mike Starr | ... | Melvin Goldberg | |
Michael Mantell | ... | Mr. Dale | |
Glenn Plummer | ... | Glenn the Plumber | |
Antony Thekkek | ... | Bahadurjit Tejeenderpeet Singh | |
Paul Sanchez | ... | Cole | |
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Peggy Roeder | ... | Leslie's Mom |
Larry Neumann Jr. | ... | Mr. Polski | |
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Mindy Bell | ... | Sales Clerk |
Christian Stolte | ... | Car Sales Manager | |
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Robert C. Goodwin | ... | Bartender (as Robert Goodwin) |
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Bruce Potts | ... | Zeke - Tatooed Man |
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Jacqueline Williams | ... | Plumber's Wife |
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence... All in the name of money. Written by The Film CA$H
Although the execution of this film is only so-so - it straddles the line between crime thriller and quirky comedy and is not quite successful in either genre - I'd recommend watching it for Sean Bean alone. For this is a film that Bean completely dominates, appearing in almost every scene, with tons of dialogue and acting opportunity, and acting everyone else off the screen in the process.
It almost feels like the film has been written as a tribute to Bean and I'm not complaining. He's a hoot as a criminal dedicated to tracking down every cent of his stolen cash, bringing plenty of his trademark deadpan humour to the part. Bean exerts an air of authority, of quiet menace, like few other actors and his presence here is second to none. His character is a guy who rarely has to resort to violence, instead controlling people through his personality alone. He's fantastic, the best I've seen him in years.
The rest of the film is okay, but the director can't hide the fact that most of the budget was spent on getting Bean and the rest of it feels rather cheap and lacklustre. It's amusing to see Chris Hemsworth, pre-THOR fame, appearing here and giving a rather weak performance in contrast to Bean. And the ending is one of the lamest cop-outs I've seen in a good while. Thank God Bean is here to distract us from these shortcomings.