Absolutely Brilliant!

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Not that this is a bad film. But there are number of things that are somewhat annoying: too much dialog, characters and situations that aren't really believable and a story that is somewhat predictable. Settings are OK, director tries to give a visual touch but the film smells to much like a stage play. But hey, the actors are OK and the story is still strong enough to keep your attention. All by all a film that is easy to see but also easy to forget.

Amazon has combined reviews of films with the same title. This is for the 2017 film.Mark (Kellen Lutz) and Sean (Jesse Williams) work for big Pharma and are not beneath in dealing trade secrets which allows them to split $5 million dollars. Sean and Christina (Lucía Guerrero) who is Sean's girlfriend du jour, arrive for a get together with Mark and his wife Sylvia (Jess Weixler). The women do not know about the money. John (Jamie Bamber) the new neighbor shows up and changes the genre to a home break-in film.The film was a conflict of characters. Kellen Lutz provided hit and miss acting. The drama scene in the kitchen with his wife was poorly scripted and the low spot of the feature. John and Sylvia were the likable characters, and Christina was confusedly written being educated, yet acting in a negative fashion.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

"Money" is a passable Monster-in-the-House/Heist-Gone-Wrong character-driven drama. It seems somewhat hampered by an obviously limited budget. About 95% of the action takes place in and around an isolated residence with a core cast of five people. Much of the story is relayed through dialogue; however, the dialogue is generally reasonably clever. Jamie Bamber, as the villain, largely drives the plot, with credible supporting performances by Jesse Williams, Lucia Guerrero and Fredric Lehne. Unfortunately, over-reliance on jiggly-cam shots is obvious and frequently distracting. The story doesn't break any new ground and several of the plot points are predictable. It doesn't have much to offer in the way of theme or character arcs and there really isn't a good protagonist to balance Bamber's villainy. For a film titled "Money," with an alternate title of "$," one would think they would at least get the stage money right. The bills look authentic, but there aren't nearly enough of them. What is supposedly five million dollars can't be more than half a million. As low budget direct-to-video fare, it's okay. It's watchable, but not a film one would want to view repeatedly to appreciate subtle nuances.

Someone here wrote a 10/10 review and I can only think it was the writers or directors family member. This movie tries so hard to keep you guessing that at the end it becomes very plain(like the pastel filter used in this movie.,I am sure the budget of this movie was very low(too much if you ask me)as its filmed in just a few locations.You might think its simplicity would reflect a much thought out script but it fails to transfer any emotions. Maybe I am not hipster or young enough but this movie I will recommend to wait until it comes in DVD,throw the CD out and use the case to balance your table,that is all its good for.Evening.....