Cashback / Bourne Ultimatum

So it was Singapore's National Day here on Thursday, so I celebrated it with about half the nation (the half that wasn't watching the fireworks) by going shopping

Went to see the Bourne Ultimatum which was a pretty pleasing piece of action spy drama. Kept me amused for a couple of hours, had some nice clever bits. Worth a watch (if you've seen the others).




Also went to see Cashback. I'll spend a bit more time going over this film...
Cashback is a British film, that for once, doesn't contain Hugh Grant and isn't about cockney gangsters. It is part comedy, part romance (don't want to call it a romantic comedy, which feels a bit cheep for this film).
The film is about an art student who gets dumped and stops sleeping. To pass the time he gets a job working the night shift at the local supermarket. While working there he meets another girl etc etc. I can't really summarize it in a way that doesn't sound really crap and I don't want to give away some of the wierd twists that made me really like it (but I'm talking wierd like Donnie Darko). They change the pace of the film really well between comedy and romance and use some great visual effects to make it special (you'll know what I mean when you get to the end). Also the soundtrack works really well, not just the music but the way some of the parts are filled with near silence really creates a good atmosphere.

I'm not sure if it was just the mood I was in at the time, but I came out of the cinema feeling pretty floaty and good. I'd like to know what anyone else thinks if they see it. (Turns out it was made in 2006, so might be out on DVD somewhere). Random trivia, the lead actor (Sean Biggerstaff) is the guy who played Oliver Wood in the Harry Potter films. He pulls out a pretty good performance though.

Really. Go and see it, rent the DVD or something, its worth it.