The passing of time indeed proves a central theme in 'Cashback'. These are two dumb and goofy guys in their late teens who pass their time doing pranks and acting like idiots, such as smuggling sex toys in women's shopping bags at Sainsbury's and guffawing at the effect when she sees it and picks it up. In the front row for hilarity sits Ben's two colleagues at Sainsbury's, whom he introduces in brilliant ways. Naturally, the amount of well-placed comedy floored my low expectations. I was rather unprepared for this diversion into hilarity, and expected Cashback to be a drama. The unspeakable beauty in the dreamy cinematography is rivalled only by the other side of the tapestry the comedy. The latter soothingly narrates the course of events, which cements his likability as a central character. Here there is a kind of seamless intercutting of scenes, scenery, flashbacks, reality and fantasy that all melt together fluently as the director navigates through Ben's life and thoughts. It also includes freezing time and undressing women (Ben finds great source of interest in the female form), arguably the film's most intense sequences. This includes the unspeakable beauty in a spilled bag of green peas on aisle four. As an art student, he learns to find the beauty in still images every second of the day. The supermarket job is mundane at first but soon offers an outlet for Ben's creative side. To pass the time, he works the dreary nightshift at Sainsbury's. In the following weeks, Ben suffers from insomnia and thus finds that he has eight extra hours at his disposal. It opens with his girlfriend dumping him, screaming and throwing things. The fact is that 'Cashback' delves deep into the emotions of its protagonist Ben Willis (Sean Biggerstaff) much like a drama. Do not write it off on the basis of this negatively-connoted label, rather see it as a creative drama that delivers comedy by the bucketload.
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'Cashback' is director Sean Ellis' debut feature and he recreates the atmosphere of his same-titled short film with deft strokes, breathing life into a fantasy movie masking as a romantic comedy. He is proud of 'Cashback', and rightly so for you will be pressed to find a prettier fantasy or funnier characters in a film this year. What an intense and creative film this is and what a treat it was to have the charming Sean Biggerstaff present it at the Stockholm International Film Festival.
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