The setup is promising: two young big pharma executives have just sold their company's trade secrets to a rival for a cool $5 million. Their celebration however, proves to be premature. A man posing as the next door neighbor has a different plan for the money. This is a good setup for what is in essence a psychological thriller, involving 5 characters and a gun.
However, despite good performances by all actors in this film (standing out is Jesse Williams with his very credible performance as a coke sniffing jerk), the plot has just too many twists and turns, pushing the boundaries of plausibility and eroding its credibility to the point where it seems artificially contrived and somewhat predictable. To begin with, the main antagonist, played by Jamie Bamber, is a villain who could also pass for James Bond with his suave look and British mannerism. He also knows too many intimate details about his heist victims, something which is never explained in the movie plot. And talking about a movie plot, there are just too many plot holes to count and sheer implausibility bordering on ridiculous, like the recurring "easily escapable situation" (as Austin Powers would put it), which opens the door for the twists.
Money is no Agatha Christie but in the end it is however a watchable movie and reasonable entertainment with its main strength coming from its cast. Bring your popcorn, don't think too much, and you may end up having a good time.
However, despite good performances by all actors in this film (standing out is Jesse Williams with his very credible performance as a coke sniffing jerk), the plot has just too many twists and turns, pushing the boundaries of plausibility and eroding its credibility to the point where it seems artificially contrived and somewhat predictable. To begin with, the main antagonist, played by Jamie Bamber, is a villain who could also pass for James Bond with his suave look and British mannerism. He also knows too many intimate details about his heist victims, something which is never explained in the movie plot. And talking about a movie plot, there are just too many plot holes to count and sheer implausibility bordering on ridiculous, like the recurring "easily escapable situation" (as Austin Powers would put it), which opens the door for the twists.
Money is no Agatha Christie but in the end it is however a watchable movie and reasonable entertainment with its main strength coming from its cast. Bring your popcorn, don't think too much, and you may end up having a good time.