Twenty Bucks

Pretty good underestimated film, following a 20 buck note exchanging hands with the prosperous and pikeys alike! Give it a 5 stars for mongness! Good film to watch when nothings happening in yer head! Bad film to watch if your not a fan of Ross from Friends as he has a face like Cliff Richard, you'd never tire of slapping it! * Pretty good underestimated film, following a 20 buck note exchanging hands with the prosperous and pikeys alike! Give it a 5 stars for mongness! Good film to watch when nothings happening in yer head! Bad film to watch if your not a fan of Ross from Friends as he has a face like Cliff Richard, you'd never tire of slapping it!

TWENTY BUCKS (1993) *** Elisabeth Shue, Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Lloyd, Linda Hunt, Melora Walters, David Schwimmer, Alan North, Spalding Gray, Gladys Knight. Whimsical look at the journey of a twenty dollar bill and how it effects its new and frequent owner. Shue shines in her segment as a strugglling writer as does Fraser, a young groom with cold feet.

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.

When a twenty dollar bill gets lost and flies around the city, we follow along as it passes through various hands. Brendan Fraser is the groom. some huge names in this collection of short vignettes. Gladys Knight, without Pips. William Macy. David Schwimmer. Christopher Lloyd and Steve Buscemi may rob a jewelry story. the sound levels are so annoying. it goes high, it goes low, and about half the time it sounds like the microphone was in a coffee can. clever theme though. violence, cussing, we find out what happens to some of the characters, but we never find out what happens to others. such is life. it's fun. a slow patch in the middle, but mostly fun. and pay attention to the cast... we see some people more than once... interesting history of the script, according to the trivia section. story originally from 1935. check it out! directed by Keva Rosenfeld; he has done a mix of shorts, documentaries, TV, and this film.

I loved this movie. It really showed heart. Where as Slacker had a disjointed narrative with annoying unsympathetic characters, TB has a narrative DEVICE (something slacker desperately needed) to move the characters along. And yes while a few of the plot lines were left dangling like the reverend and Christopher Lloyd's character, I left this movie with a feeling of contentment and resolution that was sorely lacking in Slacker. A favorite for personal reasons to be sure, but still a great movie. 9 out of 10

The variety of stories that surround the 20 bucks makes the movie non-Hollywood. I like the independent, non-Hollywood style of this particular movie with a plot that actually tells something and people who proof that you do not need a gigantic budget to create a refreshing film.