After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
As observers we can project our own fantasies onto Ben's, and [director] Ellis enhances this dreamy effect with low-budget ingenuity, like cleverly executing location changes in the same unbroken shot.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
20 Jul 2007
fresh:
Cashback is light, smart, and enjoyable, and it makes me eager to see what Ellis has planned for his next outing.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
21 Jul 2007
rotten:
Ellis seems to believe that artists have an enlightened sense of beauty and greater access to it than common folk. And he may be right: He's clearly mastered the skill of convincing art-school chicks to take their clothes off.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
21 Jul 2007
rotten:
Cashback aspires to be equal parts Volkswagen ad and Nicholson Baker's The Fermata, yet compares unfavorably to both.