Ca$h (Cash) (2008)

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It's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys in this slick, densely plotted thriller from France. Cash (Jean Dujardin) is a suave and well-mannered outlaw who specializes in grand-scale heists that turn on carefully constructed confidence games as much as muscle. When Cash's brother and partner… More It's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys in this slick, densely plotted thriller from France. Cash (Jean Dujardin) is a suave and well-mannered outlaw who specializes in grand-scale heists that turn on carefully constructed confidence games as much as muscle. When Cash's brother and partner in crime Solal (Clovis Cornillac) is killed by members of a rival outfit who try to force their way into a carefully planned heist, Cash assembles a new crew to rob the gunmen for their ill-gotten gains. Cash joins forces with Maxime Dubreuil (Jean Reno), a gifted veteran thief who brings along his beautiful protégé Garance (Alice Taglioni). As Cash, Maxime and Garance map out plans for the robbery of a lifetime, they're joined by Julia (Valeria Golino), a beautiful woman with a full compliment of criminal skills. But what they don't know is that Julia is actually an undercover police officer who is looking to shut down Cash's operation from the inside. Cash was written and directed by Eric Besnard; it was his second feature as director after establishing himself as one of France's leading screenwriters. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Eric Besnard
Genres: Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 23, 2008 Wide
On DVD: Jan 1, 2009
Studio: Pulsar Productions

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Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net
Feels more like a cheap hypermarché knock-off with a fancily designed label than the real deal.

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Panta O

This French movie, directed by Eric Besnard, is something different from the French movies I like to watch. But I couldn't put it in a category of bad movies... it was like a French version of "Ocean's 11", showing off the beautiful French coast and stunning French… More
This French movie, directed by Eric Besnard, is something different from the French movies I like to watch. But I couldn't put it in a category of bad movies... it was like a French version of "Ocean's 11", showing off the beautiful French coast and stunning French women in equal proportions. "Cash" starts off easy, with a slick, handsome conman, Cash, who lays some bad fake money on a few gangsters, then moves on to fleece a rich art investor, as well as seduce his beautiful, shapely daughter, played by the ravishing Alice Taglioni. Once another group of swindlers enters the game, as well as a nosy policewoman, things get complicated -fast. This film has everything: luxurious seaside resorts, expensive European cars and dresses that somehow make the female body seem even more naked. Jean Reno in this film has a role of Maxime Dubreuil and he showed everyone why is he so popular with his natural acting. I think that it is a good film but for the wrong market. Europeans will definitely enjoy it more; Australian market is a little bit different. For me (I love French movies) this was just an average work of art, nothing special.

Cast

            Jean Dujardin as Cash

            Jean Reno as Maxime Dubreuil

            Valeria Golino as Julia

            Alice Taglioni as Garance

            François Berléand as FranÃ§ois

            Caroline Proust as LÃ©a

            Samir Guesmi as Fred le marin

            Cyril Couton as Mickey

            Eriq Ebouaney as Letallec

            Ciarán Hinds as Barnes

            Jocelyn Quivrin as Lebrun

            Hubert Saint-Macary as Leblanc

            Christian Hecq as Lardier

            Joe Sheridan as Finley

            Roger Dumas as Emile

            Mehdi Nebbou as Vincent

            Christian Erickson as Kruger

            Alain Figlarz as le vrai mercinaire

            Mark Grosy as un comparse de Maxime

            Samir Boitard as un comparse de Maxime

            Laurent Jumeaucourt as un comparse de Maxime

            Philippe Visconti as un comparse de Maxime

            Bruno Ricci as l'expert

            Ludo Harlay as Cash's son

            Françoise Miquelis as la femme curiste

            Paul Bandey as l'homme curiste

            Clovis Cornillac as Solal
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Ca$h (Cash) (2008)

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