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.

If you don't like spoilers, please be warned.Right from the beginning I had a hard time not screaming at the screen. It felt like these characters were guaranteed to do the exact opposite of a rational person any time an important decision needed to be made. I'm sorry to say this, but they came off to me like well acted idiots.I won't pretend I didn't like the performances. I gave this movie two stars because... well, ask yourself this question: What would you do if a bunch of money landed on the hood of your car? Now imagine a movie about two people who do things that are far stupider (yes I said "stupider") than that. If you could find these people and get your money back, wouldn't you? So would I, but not the way Bean's character did.It ended up feeling like one stupid decision after another that ended these characters up in the dumbest situation I can imagine, and I'm pretty creative. Hardly any of it felt right, and I found it difficult to really root for any of the characters. Honestly, I kind of wanted Bean's character to get away with it and kill these morons by the end. I know that's bad, but at least I'm honest.This movie's one redeeming quality is a scene between Bean and Cheadle where he calls him on what I considered to be a very important bluff. If the rest of the movie were as ballsy as that scene, we might have had ourselves a movie. Well, at least it wasn't another predictable series of clichés like Hollywood so often produces these days.

After striking out a few times lately, it's really nice to find a true hidden gem. This movie just about perfectly treads the line between black and comedy. It's one of the best films I have seen in a long time and is really hard to pigeonhole. Sean Bean's performance was super strong as the brilliant but terrifying criminal and Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta put in solid performances as his "victims." I don't want to say anymore and give anything away, but this movie is really funny while simultaneously maintaining a sense of malice and dread. I can overlook the few holes in the plot, such as the fact that when more than $10,000 of cash changes hands in a transaction there are reporting requirements that create a paper trail (something I thought everyone knew), and you can't drive a car around for too long without license plates without getting pulled over. These minor quibbles aside, this was a great movie with a lot of unexpected twists. Really quite original and well worth watching-- really quite funny and not too unpleasantly dark. Highly recommended.

This is a movie that you watch, get some fun out of it and forget when it's over. And this is meant as a compliment.We might argue what the purpose of cinema is, but Ca$h has an entertaining story with premises that are mostly believable. The cast delivers an overall decent performance. However, with less known actors it would have been just one of many B-movies.Sean Bean is excellent and there is no need to elaborate on that. Chris Hemsworth reveals his limitations as an actor. When you see him in Ca$h you understand he's been a logical choice for the role of Thor which came out roughly a year later. Victoria Profeta was my treat in the movie. With her looks and skills i wonder where she'd been before and makes me ponder what it takes to make it in Hollywood.