Movie
Name/Year: For
Love or Money (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Length: 95 minutes
Rating: Unrated
Production/Distribution: Solar Productions, Goldfinch
Studios, Amazon Prime Video, Eagle Films, Golden A Entertainment, Gravitas
Ventures, Myriad Pictures, Romis Film
Director: Mark Murphy
Writers: Mark Murphy, Sabrina Lepage
Actors: Robert Kazinsky, Samantha Barks,
Rachel Hurd-Wood, Ed Speleers, Tony Way, Ivan Kaye, Anna Chancellor, Tanya
Reynolds
Blurb
from IMDb: A fairy tale romance takes an unexpected turn when Mark discovers his beautiful bride-to-be, Connie, has actually been plotting against him.
Cat’s Point of View:
When
this movie came up on our list for review, I thought that the name sounded
familiar. It took me a bit to piece together that I was thinking of another
film with the same name from the nineties. Alas, this is not the 1993 Michael
J. Fox (The Good Wife, A.R.C.H.I.E., See
You Yesterday) movie. Instead, this story takes a different perspective on
a similar theme, and adds a gender flip for good measure with this updated
version.
If
you decide that you want to watch the trailer for this one before choosing
whether or not to watch, just make sure you don’t view the extended version.
The ‘extended’ scenes included with that trailer give away most of the best
gags in the movie.
If
I had watched a preview for this film, I might have felt slightly less cringe
through the duration – maybe. Knowing the gist of what to expect only prepares
one so far, really. There have been a couple times in my life where I have been
lead on by someone without good intentions. That’s all ancient history, but
when that’s happened to you a part of you never forgets and still twinges in
sympathy for others in that boat even if you’ve long since moved on. Some of
the revenge shenanigans were amusing, but most of them just had me feeling bad
for the antagonist.
The
film was sprinkled with some surprising comedy elements that I chalk up to
quirky British humor. Needless to say, I was in stitches in those random
moments between the sobering cringe-worthy bits.
I
like the fact that this unabashedly proclaims that it is an ‘unromantic comedy’
right there on the poster. That definitely sets it up well. While there are the
occasional romantic-ish elements, it’s mostly colored by the revenge scheme.
I
quite enjoyed the performances by the cast as a whole. I couldn’t point out any
single role as lacking. The soundtrack was also interesting, with some
recognizable pop songs added for good measure. I almost got my phone out for a
music identification app. Almost.
If
you asked me to boil down my opinion on the movie to whether or not I liked it,
I’d have to say I did. I was entertained just as much as I cringed. There were
a few moments that I saw going in one direction that ended up differently than
expected, as well. I don’t know that I’d intentionally steer anyone towards
this film, but I wouldn’t tell them to avoid it.
Trust
the Dice: Parental Advisory Rating: PG-13
Rotten
Tomatoes Critic Score –
None
Rotten
Tomatoes Audience Score – 78%
Metascore – None
Metacritic
User Score –
None
IMDB
Score –
5.7/10
CinemaScore – None
Trust
the Dice: Cat’s Rating – 3.5/5
P.S. There are small scenes during the
credits that are either out-takes or deleted scenes.
Movie
Trailer:
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