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Once a couple of years, a complete indie film manages to blow me away. This time, it's 'Cashback'. Absolulety beautiful movie, romantic, and hilariously insane as well.
its certainly a very original story...
Boy loves girl. Boy loses girl. Boy develops insomnia. Boy takes night shift at supermarket to kill time. Boy learns to 'freeze time' to enjoy beauty of everything and everyone around him. Will boy realize the perfect girl is right in front of him? And if he's too late, can he turn back time, or only freeze it to savor the moment one last time before she walks away?
sounds deep, romantic, and fantastic? that's because it is. now throw in pure brilliant comedy from start to finish with great narration, a sex-starved buddy, great childhood flashbacks, and a unique and colorful night-crew at the supermarket, and you've hit a grand slam of a film.
it feels like part 'Some Kind of Wonderful', part 'Eternal Sunshine', part 'Napoleon Dynamite', part 'American Pie', and part 'Trainspotting' (don't ask me about the last one - perhaps the colorful bunch of eccentric brits made me think of that film)
I look forward to Sean Ellis' next project. He's gonna be one director to watch out for.
also should probably mention there is a LOT of nudity in this film, including several full frontal female nudity, but its not a sex film. its a film about pure beauty - nudity in strictly artistic sense.
9/10
