It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

A twenty dollar bill gets passed on to a diverse assortment of folks over the course of several days. Director Keva Rosenfeld keeps the offbeat, original, and interesting premise moving along at a constant brisk pace as the characters from each individual segment overlap in subtle and surprising ways. The clever script by Leslie and Endre Bohem offers a nifty meditation on fate, chance, and destiny. The best and most absorbing anecdote centers on a pair of radically contrasting criminals who embark on an all night robbing spree: Christopher Lloyd contributes a superbly chilling and understated portrayal as a polite and soft-spoken buttoned down professional and Steve Buscemi does his usual live-wire bit with spot-on smarmy results as an antsy and scruffy punk amateur. Moreover, there are excellent performances from Linda Hunt as a flaky bag lady who's obsessed with winning the lottery, Elisabeth Shue as struggling writer Emily Adams, Brendon Fraser as hapless blue collar schmoe Sam Mestrewski, William H. Macy as a harried police property clerk, and Spalding Gray as a philosophical priest. In an especially inspired touch, Melora Walters appears in two segments as both a stripper and a funeral home director; this speaks volumes on how people sometimes have dual lives and further makes a provocative point on how some folks had to work a second part-time gig on the side in order to keep themselves afloat in the recession-stricken 1990's. Both the jaunty score by David Robbins and Emmanuel Lubezki's polished cinematography are up to speed. A real sleeper.

This movie was everything I thought it would be and wasn't-- all at the same time. Like the plot says it's a movie about the life of a twenty dollar bill and how it is woven amongst the lives of everyday people, but the movie presented this in a very interesting way. The bill does go around but we see it come back around and almost make it back to a few who once had possession of it. This makes the journey of the bill much more intriguing. Strong acting does this movie well too. My favorite scene was easily with Christopher Lloyd and Steve Buscemi as two crooks. Elizabeth Shue and Brendan Fraser's stories are sad, but we can relate to them as normal people. It is interesting how the director shows so much of each character's personality and background with so little screen time. Throughout the entire film, there are recognizable faces and none of them disappoint. Watch out for a enjoyable cameo by Jeremy Piven too. Two thumbs up for the director for reviving an old script.

"Twenty Bucks" focuses on a $20 bill getting passed around from person to person, and how we get to see the people's lives: a man whose travels have consisted of a trip to the bowling alley, a drug dealer hosting a summer camp, some crooks plotting a robbery, and some people's attempts at relationships. It's a lighthearted but authentic look at the world of today (well, the world of 1993). And it always shows how people are determined to keep going no matter what happens.Does the movie have any problems? Maybe some of the characters' lives work out too conveniently. But that really doesn't drag the movie down at all. They did a very good job with this movie, and I recommend it. Starring Linda Hunt, Brendan Fraser, Elisabeth Shue, Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi and William H. Macy (happy birthday, William!).

This script was mildly original when it was written in 1935, but the poor performances and the inconsistent quality level make it impossible to recommend. Some of the vignettes are absolutely terrible and the dialogue is never natural. A few of the plot twists were creative, but I was very surprised to see it so highly rated here at the IMDB. A few scenes are worthwhile, it's as a film that if fails completely to entertain. If you like this sort of montage, run don't walk and get "Tales of Manhattan" (1942) a marvelous film that follows the life and times of a topcoat.