#Cashback movie swedish au pair series#

The consensus reads, 'An unlikable protagonist, messy editing, and gratuitous nudity might make audiences ask for their cash back.' In contrast, Justin Chang of Variety described it as 'slickly charming, gently erotic and directed with supreme polish'.

On Rotten Tomatoes, Cashback holds a score of 48% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 5.50/10. The UK DVD was released in September 2008. The DVD for the European region was released in September 2007. The film got a limited theatrical release in the US on 17 July 2007 and in the UK May 2008. It was later screened at a number of other international festivals. The feature had its North American premiere on September 10, 2006, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The feature film uses an original score composed by Guy Farley including one piece, 'Frozen' which featured on the Classic FM album, The Quiet Room in July 2006. As all of the key players were available to appear in the feature, it was possible to incorporate the original short virtually without change. This schedule was exceedingly condensed by modern film making standards. After getting commitments from his cast in March he secured financing and the film went into production in May. Following a decision in December 2005 to proceed with the feature, Ellis completed the expanded script in seven days. The feature film includes nearly all of the content of the short. Originally exhibited as a short film in 2004, it was expanded to feature length in 2006.

Jared Harris ( uncredited) as Alex Proud.

Keeley Hazell as Frozen Girl in Sainsbury's.

Janine-May Tinsley as Adult Natalie (as Janine May Tinsley).

The finale occurs as Ben shares his ability to stop time with her and the two step outside into a time-frozen snowfall. She is moved as most of the pieces depict her and she happily greets Ben, congratulating him on his success.

Sharon receives an invitation to the exhibition and visits. However, the gallery owner is nonetheless interested in Ben's work and decides to exhibit Ben's drawings. When Ben arrives as agreed, the reaction of the owner quickly reveals that he has been pranked. Sharon henceforth does not show up to work at the supermarket.ДЄs a practical joke, colleagues Barry and Matt phone Ben Matt poses as an art gallery owner who is interested in displaying Ben's drawings, and schedules an appointment for Ben to present more to him. He eventually seeks to explain himself to Sharon at her apartment, and a confrontation similar to the film-opening breakup occurs. After spending several days 'frozen', Ben concludes that although he can stop time, he cannot reverse it to correct the mistake. Ben realizes Sharon has seen the kiss, and freezes time. Ben refuses her advance but she kisses him, just as Sharon witnesses from afar.

While there, Ben encounters Natalie, who is now a stripper, as well as his ex-girlfriend Suzy, who implores him to try their relationship again. When Jenkins throws a party to honor his own birthday and as a consolation for their defeat, Sharon asks Ben to be her date, to which he eagerly but nervously agrees. This time he discovers that he is not alone when he sees a mysterious stranger who is able to move inside the frozen world as he can. Other neighborhood boys repeat this trade.Д«en's boss, Alan Jenkins, recruits the staff for a weekend football game and, after an embarrassing defeat, 26-Nil, Ben freezes time again. In another flashback, the young Ben and his best friend Sean share Sean's discovery of his parents' adult magazines, and Sean pays a neighborhood girl called Natalie fifty pence to show him her vulva. He explains how he always has been impressed by the beauty of the female body: how he, as a young boy, witnessed a Swedish boarder walk naked from the shower to her room.

#Cashback movie swedish au pair series#

Finally the ability to stop time becomes real.ДЄ series of flashbacks occur with each progression of the plot, accompanied by Ben's narration and an examination of the effect the situation had had upon him. He imagines female patrons of the supermarket stopped in time, allowing him to undress and draw them. In particular, he imagines that he can stop time so that he can walk around in a world that is 'frozen' like the pause of a film. As his personal means to escape the boredom inherent in the night shift, Ben lets his imagination run wild. Among them is his colleague Sharon, with whom he soon develops a mutual crush. To take his mind off Suzy and to occupy the extra waking hours he has recently gained, Ben begins working at a local Sainsbury's supermarket, where he meets colorful co-workers. Aspiring artist Ben Willis develops insomnia after a painful breakup with his girlfriend, Suzy.