The sequences that focus on them feel like they’re from a more conventional, less appealing movie. Other than Sharon, Ben’s co-workers aren’t all that interesting apart from comic relief, and their expanded presence doesn’t really help the film. Make that the nude female form as he imagines the more comely shoppers in various states of undress. Now, being a young man of a certain age much of the beauty he chooses to see is in the female form. While his co-workers invent ways to speed up time, Ben literally stops it and luxuriates in the beauty of the moment. Jenkins (Stuart Goodwin), a Dickensian sort who eventually displays a madcap streak.īiggerstaff looks something like Harry Potter minus the glasses, which is appropriate because there’s a certain amount of magic realism going on here. The breakup, however, triggers weeks of sleepless nights, prompting Ben to swap his newfound time for a paycheck, or cash back as it were.Īt Sainsbury’s, Ben is united with others roughly his age, including Barry (Michael Dixon), a maniac for whom no stunt is too stupid Matt (Michael Lambourne), a prematurely bald doofus and the angelic Sharon (Emilia Fox, who resembles a young Blythe Danner).

Sean Biggerstaff stars as Ben Willis, an aspiring painter who breaks up with his girlfriend (Michelle Ryan) when he realizes that he can never make her happy.

Writer-director Sean Ellis more-or-less successfully expands his Academy Award-nominated 18-minute short to full length, showcasing his talented young cast to good effect. It’s easy to relate to the concept of “Cashback,” a sweet, dreamlike British comedy-drama about a young art student who combats romance-induced insomnia by taking a job as a clerk in an all-night supermarket.

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