Big Bag of $ (2009 Video) User Reviews

Good cast in a poor film

[dbborroughs · 3/10 · 5 April 2009]

A Maverick Entertainment clunker about the quest by desperate people to get a bag of money. It the sort of story that has been done before any number of times, particularly in the days of film noir, only here its been updated.

This is a low budget film by some people with minimal talent, which is sad because this is probably the best cast I've seen in a film from Maverick. Had there been a little better talented director (this guy uses every stock shot in the book and does little to spice up a well worn plot line) this actually could have been a good film. Given the chance I'd take a pass and try something else since this ultimately is a waste of time.

DO NOT CROSS

[nogodnomasters · 1/10 · 13 April 2019]

A gang is transporting money to the boss. One of the gang members has other ideas for the loot and absconds with it. He winds up at the residence of Wade and Tina. In a struggle, our bagman is killed, leaving our couple with a bag of money. Wade is a struggling actor and Tina is an ex-stripper who was eager to return to her old job to help out. That in itself would have made for a good movie had they gone that route.

More gang members show up at their house for the money, only to meet the same fate. The police officer investigating the case, has his own financial problems and knows there is money somewhere. Lanre Idewu plays a body builder named Raymond (beefcake) who is apparently African. He speaks English as if he is Arnold Schwarzenegger attempting a Jamaican accent.

The movie is clearly low budget. CG flames shoot out of a pistol when it is fired. In one scene I couldn't tell if they had a painted backdrop of a town or just lousy film. Outside of Trisha Mann, the acting was very bad. Normally when things are this bad, I always jump on the script writer. My first impression was this was written as a comedy. The screen writer died and someone decided to make the script into a film not knowing it was supposed to be a comedy. Alas, that theory did not hold up as the director and writer are one in the same. Scott F. Evans owes me two dollars. Not worth viewing even for free.

F-bomb, no sex, no nudity. Token blood squirt.