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Run for the Money

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After thief Thomas Taylor (Christian Slater) is released from prison, he decides to go straight, and soon becomes a paramedic. However, when a former partner offers him a chance to be part of a million-dollar robbery, he can't resist. Once the job is complete, Taylor and his gang discover that the stolen money has been marked -- and they are thrust into a cat-and-mouse game with crooked FBI agent Mark Cornell (Val Kilmer), who holds Taylor's fate in his hands.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 21, 2005 Full Review Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide A moral fable in which the deepest analysis comes from the politics surrounding the film rather than the lifeless garbage found within the movie. Rated: 54/100 Mar 16, 2004 Full Review David N. Butterworth La Movie Boeuf When the opening scene makes you feel as though you've already missed about an hour of the plot you know you're in trouble. Rated: 0/4 Jul 3, 2003 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Desperate times call for desperate measures, and for former box office kings Christian Slater and Val Kilmer, the bottom of the scrap heap is "Hard Cash", a mostly mediocre action number that hardly showcases their talent Jun 7, 2002 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com It beats sitcom reruns. Rated: 3/5 Jun 1, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Elvis D Con el auge de las películas en DVD, Hard Cash fue una de las películas hechas para ser lanzadas directamente a video que aprovecharon el mercado del DVD para llegar a los videoclubs y ser una curiosa opción para los que iban a rentar películas. No es una película excelente debido a que fue hecha de forma moderada y no fue muy del agrado de la gente, pero es una película bastante disfrutable que la gente no supo apreciar. Cuenta con una buena historia, buenos actores, divertidas escenas de acción y momentos humorísticos. Tiene un par de cosas que parecen suceder de la nada, pero hay un sentido detrás y todo está bien planificado para que algunas cosas sean una sorpresa inesperada. Su trama es sencilla y muy fácil de entender. Es una película de atraco que funciona de manera adecuada y comienza con un robo bien planeado hasta que los personajes se llevan una sorpresa inesperada al ver que el dinero que robaron está marcado por el FBI. A la mitad de la película parece que todo está resuelto con el lavado de dinero, pero se presenta otra sorpresa inesperada cuando el dinero robado desaparece y el grupo de ladrones comienza a desconfiar uno del otro. La historia desata una serie de situaciones que involucran desconfianza, chantaje, corrupción, codicia, traición y secuestro. Todo eso hace que esta sea una película de atraco que cumple su objetivo. Su protagonista Taylor mantiene la película en movimiento por su trasfondo. Se trata de alguien que quiere una mejor vida para su esposa e hija. La pequeña Megan no está muy de acuerdo con el negocio de su padre porque se preocupa por él. Ella no quiere que Taylor vuelva a la cárcel y es consciente de lo incorrecto que es el robo o ser un criminal. Taylor está dispuesto a hacer o que sea por su familia, pero pronto se da cuenta de las consecuencias que su familia sufre por su vida criminal. El secuestro de Megan hace que Taylor empiece a tomar consciencia de lo que sus acciones han provocado. Lo que ocurre a final genera un debate sobre si lo que Taylor hace con el dinero fue una buena o mala decisión. Desde la lógica se puede decir que Taylor toma la decisión errónea porque tira de pronto la oportunidad que tanto ha deseado para que su familia tenga una mejor vida. Desde una perspectiva moral se puede decir que Taylor hace lo correcto porque obtiene el dinero de manera ilegal y él no estaría siendo el padre ejemplar que su hija merece. Así que ambos puntos son válidos. La actuación de Christian Slater hace que Taylor sea un personaje bastante creíble y Val Kilmer también hizo un buen rol antagónico al encarnar un agente corrupto bastante listo y calculador. La carrera actoral de ambos actores estaba decayendo en ese entonces, pero ambos siguen manteniendo sus dotes actorales haciendo que sean lo mejor de la película. Hard Cash no es una película muy memorable que deje una marca de por vida, pero es una película bastante disfrutable que merece ser mejor apreciada. Como muchas películas lanzadas directo a video, cumple su objetivo de ser una película que solo ofrece entretenimiento asegurado. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/15/25 Full Review Jelisije J You ever feel when a movie is trying to do too much to keep your attention span...... this is that type of film. Way too many twists and turns that provide so much uneasy dialogue that you are looking for the time for when this film was going to be over. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/24 Full Review Michael M it was amazing until the disaster end, it was totally time wasting because in the end no one wins it...that is why I am not going to watch season 2 and so on... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review Chris M This is so dumb. Smart enough to pull an "Ocean's 11" style heist but dumb enough to know it was a mob bank. A massive drug bust with marked money they somehow got into a mob bank. But was stupid enough to post only two feds sitting in a car gabbing, with no surveillance equipment and the feds not even watching the bank. They couldn't even hear a BANK ROBBERY going on right across the street. Which would be fine, if it was a comedy. Also, I don't know how marked money works but I'm pretty sure it's not as bright as a stamp that says, "FBI" isn't how they do it. Also, if it was only visible under black light, then it was odd they'd look for stolen money under black. But it didn't look like black light. Again if this was a comedy it would be brilliant. But the movie was played seriously making it unintentionally funny. Which is something your action crime drama should not be. They wanted "Heat" but they got "The Naked Gun". Lastly, after the heist it stops to a crawl pacing wise as the characters are not that likable. Why is it that movie crooks always goes right back to crime as soon as they get out? If they're smart enough to pull these crimes but stupid enough not to think that the cops knows their patterns. It's just awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a bad direct-to-video film. It does have a good story, great acting from Christian Slater and Val Kilmer, and some good action. There are some little cheesy bits here and there, but it doesn't really hurt the film to where I can safely say I've seen much worse. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member More Christian Slater/Val Kilmer fun. So bad it's awesome. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After thief Thomas Taylor (Christian Slater) is released from prison, he decides to go straight, and soon becomes a paramedic. However, when a former partner offers him a chance to be part of a million-dollar robbery, he can't resist. Once the job is complete, Taylor and his gang discover that the stolen money has been marked -- and they are thrust into a cat-and-mouse game with crooked FBI agent Mark Cornell (Val Kilmer), who holds Taylor's fate in his hands.
Director
Peter Antonijevic
Producer
John Thompson, David Varod, Danny Lerner
Screenwriter
Willie Dreyfus
Production Co
Canyon Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Surround
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