Hard Cash (2002)

Undescribable Perfection

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The film concerns an ex-con named Taylor (Christian Slater) , after being released from jail but again he's going on bad deals . He has a daughter , a beautiful little girl , and a gorgeous girlfriend (Sara Downing). He hooks up with a group of delinquents (Daryl Hanna , Balthazar Getty , Booken Woodbine , Verne Troyer , among others) who swindle a mobster (William Forsythe) and scheming a spectacular as brilliant robbing but then become embroiled into unfortunate events . As they discover the cash is fake and it is marked. Later on , Taylor becomes involved a corrupt FBI agent (Val Kilmer) who kidnaps his daughter . After happening a series of plot twists until an explosive final .This thrilling movie is a tough , terrific adventure in grand larceny , containing run-of-the mill action , violence , car pursuits and numerous killings . This routine story about a drifter again enticed into crime is skillfully constructed , economically produced and competently acted , but displays some ridiculous and embarrassing moments here and there with ups and downs scenes . It's combined of matchless suspense , minimum characterization and thrill-load movie . Christian Slater is good , Val Kilmer as ambitious agent is cool although appears top-billing , he has limited screen time . Special mention to Verne Troyer in a sympathetic role . It's realized in low-budget , thus the car scenes are made in transparency and being produced by Millennium Films (Avi and Danny Lerner , Trevor Short , Boaz Davison) usual of short budget movies . The motion picture was professionally directed by Servian director Peter Antonijevic who previously made the more thoughtful and brooding ¨Savior¨ . Rating : Average but passable .

Try to mix comedy with gangsterism along with a bad cop plot and what do you get? A movie called HARD CASH. Two of my favorite actors, Kilmer and Slater caused me to watch this horrific excuse for a, I guess, suspenseful movie, or what ever it was suppose to be. The chase scenes I was able to fast forward; they were a waste of time. But there in is some of the comedy. And then the heists; well, some what believable with lots of planning. And the ending is some what contrived. For shame, for shame on both Kilmer and Slater. If you have a dull evening with nothing better to do, take a nap, or watch HARD CASH.

I recently saw this dvd in a bargain bin for £4 and out of curiosity bought it. I have been a fan of Christian Slaters movies for some time and it was so sad to see a brilliant actor reduced by such god awful directing.Hard Cash is a good movie screaming to get out of a s***e one, scenes involving Kilmer and Slater are actually pretty good, they bounce of each other well and Val Kilmer does camp,pompous villain far better than he does batman !!!. Verne Troyer has a great character who should have been used more (However 'Attila' is not funny, clever or ironic as his character name) and the actual idea of the film isn't that bad.The problem is the editing/directing. Predrag whatzizface turns this movie into a joke, over use of the dodgy car chase scenes and the constant flicking to irrelevant shots just annoy the viewer.I didn't hate this movie, but I just feel that a monkey could have edited it better!! With the cast available and the technology these days I cant believe how visually poor this film is.Pull it back, give all the film to a proper director and let him go to work. There is a watchable and enjoyable movie hidden in this mess. Maybe they should have spent a little more 'hard cash' on the crew!!I can only imagine what was left on the cutting room floor.Thats my 2 cents

This movie is really cool !!! First of all,some of the 80's stars are starring !!! The forgotten Daryl Hannah who decided to show us why some people thought her one of the hottest chicks of the *80's, the " Saint" Val Kilmer and the very good Christian Slater. Well second the movie doesnt take itself for a serious project. Everybody there (except Christian and his chick) is just crazy !!!!!! Attila, Nikita , the Feds and the gang oh yes and of course the incredible Jose!!!!! The surrealism is everywhere and the movie should take am 8 but it could be better so it gets just a 7 !!!!