Sam and Leslie happen on some money. Actually, it happens on them, falling out of the sky and landing on Sam's car. They spend, of course. Then the money's rightful owner (his brother stole it fair and square) shows up to reclaim the money. This is where the film gets weird and probably why it tanked at the box office. The film walks a fine line between good, clean, predictable heist fun and psychotic, slasher, horror. My guess is that neither audience was satisfied. The entire second half of the film, I was on edge wondering if this would degenerate into something unwatchable, since it was clearly not going to be the simply clever heist film. This putting me on edge and wondering when/if it would cross the line was done well. I kept thinking about Misery and, while not nearly that level of quality, it had the same DNA. Unfortunately the total package (acting, writing, depth of character, etc.) did not allow this to be a great movie. But I appreciated the balancing act it attempted and pulled off with some success.
3 stars (out of 5)
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