The 2024 film Cash Out is sloppy and inept. The editing is all over the place, the plot meanders and the acting is dreadful. But let me tell you how I really feel.
the story
Mason Goddard is pulling off a grand heist aided by love interest Amelia Decker. Decker turns out to be FBI and the whole thing ends up in the drink. Fastforward and Goddard’s brother talk him into the heist of a lifetime, a cool 600 million prize is at stake.
It all goes very Pete Tong. (Wrong.)
Something is off here
There is something off here. The entire premise of Cash Out feels jaded and poorly executed. The acting is wooden, the emotions canned and the whole cast seem bored and a tad put out.
The acting can be put down to the poor script. Co writers Dipo Oseni and Doug Richardson forgot to put the “E” in entertainment when they wrote this stinker. Dipo we can forgive, but Richardson co-wrote Bad Boys and Die Hard 2 for crying out loud.
Nothing really gels in this “heist” movie.
And the least said of the romance between Goddard and Decker the better.
The Main Cast
John Travolta is Mason Goddard.
Kristin Davis is Amelia Decker.
Lukas Haas is Shawn Goddard.
and Goddard’s gang member Hector:
what is wrong with casH out?
Simply everything.
The movie does not have one scene that works. It appears that director Randall Emmett learned nothing as producer on one of my favorite films ever: Boss Level:
I am Guan Yin, and Guan Yin has done this.
Emmett has over 124 producer credits. Presumably watching the various directors work did not fall under his umbrella.
Boss Level, for example, is everything Cash Out is not. Top of list would be adequate directing and a decent script. It may well be that on paper the film works. On celluloid or, in this case, digital it does not come close.
hulu: where the film graveyard
Like airplanes who have lived beyond their “best by” date or elephants who need someplace big to die, Hulu is the unofficial Film Graveyard.
Cash Out is no exception. It is streaming on Hulu.
The Verdict
Cash Out is a yawn inducing 2 out of 5 stars. Rather than watch this one, paint a wall and pop some corn. It will be infinitely better to watch than this poorly acted and put together dross.
Let me know what colour you pick.
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