Welcome To Movie Recall. In Today's video, we will be going through the 2006 romantic
comedy film : “Cashback”.
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Listless art student Ben Willis lives out his college days with his dear girlfriend
Suzy until one day; he makes the mistake of breaking up with her. Ben recounts the break-up
to be as devastating as a car crash. For him, time slowed down as Suzy went on a rage after
hearing that he wants to break up with her. In the aftermath of the break-up, Suzy quickly
found solace in a guy named Steve, much to Ben's disappointment. During lunch in the
cafeteria, Ben spots Suzy and her new boyfriend as he makes his way to a lone table. He is
eventually joined by his friend, Sean, who asks about his break-up with Suzy. Ben explains
that Suzy was always looking for something better, whether it's a better party or a better
boyfriend to move on to. Since Ben didn't think that he could make her happy, he chose
to break things off with her. In response, Sean suggests that Ben should date a beautiful
girl, perhaps a model. He reasons that if Ben were dating a beautiful model, Suzy would
feel competitive and try to win Ben back. Ben takes this advice with a grain of salt
as he recalls the various instances where Sean had been dismissed by a woman.
Later on, Ben attends one of his art classes. One of them has him sketching a portrait of
a nude man modelling in front of the class. While beginning his sketch, he catches the
eye of a beautiful girl across the room. Ben's entranced by her, and soon, he finds himself
sketching the outline of her jaw, the curve of her lips, and her big, blue, and beautiful
eyes. His enchantment's dispelled by his art teacher, who urges him to focus on the nude
model in front of him as it would be rude not to sketch the voluntarily naked man in
front of them. During the next few days, it becomes apparent
that Ben isn't taking the break-up well. He loses sleep over this, and now he's left with
a full twenty-four hours to ruminate on his failed relationship with Suzy. To make things
worse, Ben's haunted by the several echoes of lovemaking through the college dorm walls
that permeated his room, pushing him further into the harsh reality that he is now all
alone. Overcame by his regret, Ben finally gives Suzy a call. Despite his attempts to
reconcile with her, Suzy firmly answers that their relationship's already run its course.
This sends Ben spiraling deeper in his despair. For the next couple of nights, Ben does his
best to keep himself busy during his free time both in the day and in the night when
he's plagued by insomnia. During one of his night-time misadventures, Ben happens upon
a local supermarket. In the supermarket, Ben sees a flyer indicating that the store's looking
for someone to man the night shift. Finally, Ben's found the perfect solution to keep himself
busy at night. It isn't long until Ben scored an interview with the manager, and soon, he's
an official employee of Sainsbury's Supermarket. As his employer Jenkins is about to shake
his hand, all Ben could think of is that something's about to change in his life. During his night
shift, Ben's been staring at a spilled bag of peas for a considerable amount of time.
Jenkins comes by and scolds him for staring at the peas and not doing anything. This startles
Ben awake from his catatonic state, but he's immediately distracted by a beautiful woman
reaching for something while her shorts are lifted to reveal her undergarments. At this
point, Ben thinks about how much he loves painting the female form. To him, there's
some kind of hidden power that the female body holds, and most women carried this unknowingly.
This is when Jenkins slaps Ben on the head, prompting him to finally clean up the bag
of peas. As Ben becomes accustomed to his new job, he notes how each of his co-workers
handles the art of passing the time. Sharon Pintey, the cashier lady, exhibits the most
fundamental aspect of time passing: avoiding the clock and never looking at it. Then, there's
Barry 'Brick' Brickman, who approaches the problem differently. Brick's mastered the
art of doing anything besides work. In tandem with his foolish misdemeanor is his friend,
Matt Stephens. One of their running gags is slipping a recreational adult toy in the shopping
baskets of women. Once they are at the checkout counter, Barry and Matt would curiously watch
whether each woman would purchase the adult toy. When some of them do purchase it, it
would put a smile on their faces. The only one who doesn't engage in the art of time
passing is their boss, Jenkins. Jenkins didn't need to pass the time because he relishes
every moment pandering to his egoistical sense of self, talking ceaselessly about his life
to the bored employees. Of all the night shift employees, Ben has the most unusual way of
passing the time. In the throes of his deep melancholy, Ben disassociates himself from
time and reality. He imagines that time is still and unmoving. He pauses everything that
is around him, letting him be free to do what he pleases. At this point, Ben thinks more
about his appreciation of the female body. When Ben was very young, their family had
taken in a guest: a foreign exchange student from Sweden. Because of the liberated sensibilities
of the Swedish culture, the woman did not find it necessary to wear any clothes during
the walk from the shower to her room. For Ben, it was only partly perverse. Mostly,
he had looked at the woman's body with a deep and genuine appreciation for her beauty. Ben
notes that this event was what influenced him to become a painter. During Ben's world
of frozen time, he would frequently disrobe the beautiful women in the supermarket, and
on each isle, he would sketch their bodies one by one, fully focused on their bare beauty.
When he was ready, all Ben needed to do was crack his fingers, and he could return time
to its normal course. Back at his dorm during the morning, Ben is
visited by his friend Sean. Ben recounts a story of when he and Sean were five. One afternoon,
Sean's mother went out shopping, leaving the two boys alone. Sean had the idea of showing
Ben some dirty magazines that his parents had hidden in a drawer. Ben was surprised
by how the women posed naked in such a shameless manner and didn't quite understand it. Suddenly,
Sean's mother walked into the room. Sean rushed to hide the magazines back in the drawer,
and the two boys walked up to Sean's mother, and the both of them were unknowingly hard.
This led to Sean's mother believing that the two of them were gay.
That morning at the dorm, Sean gives his word of advice to Ben once more: Sean tells him
he should find a few Natalies. To Sean, a "Natalie" is a woman to have a one-night stand
with. The terminology came from an instance when they were young: Sean had figured out
that the women in the dirty magazines were mainly stripped naked because they were being
offered a large sum of money. With this newfound knowledge in mind, Sean brought a wad of cash
to a girl named Natalie. In exchange, Natalie would show her private parts to Sean. Soon,
Natalie became popular with the young boys in their neighborhood, and all of them lined
up with money in their hands. During another night shift, Ben encounters Sharon in the
locker room. The cute and charming Sharon takes a bite out of Ben's sandwich. A piece
of pickle sticks to Sharon's cheek, so Ben awkwardly tries to tell her to wipe it off,
but she keeps missing it. Ben meekly wipes the bit of food from her face, and they share
a smile before Sharon leaves the room. Ben wants to stop that moment and live in it for
a week, but he's only able to slow it down. Sometime later, Ben finds out that Matt had
asked Sharon out on a date, which disappointed him. Ben then notes how strange it is that
the word "crush" is used for both warm attraction and a heavy disappointment. Ben then enumerates
the crushes that he's had in his life. His main crush was a girl named Tanya Green. When
they were in elementary, Tanya had gotten into an accident that ended with a cast on
her left arm. Ben notes that what held his fascination the most about Tanya was how she
handled the cast with faultless grace. The day that Tanya got her cast off, she was bullied
by her classmates because the hairs in her arm had overgrown. Ben approached her when
she was crying and cheered her up. Because of this, Tanya became Ben's girlfriend.
One afternoon, Ben and Tanya were on the verge of their first kiss, but Ben postponed it
for a later time. Ben would regret this decision forever as Tanya and her parents had moved
to America the day after. Ben's Boss Jenkins recruits the staff for a weekend football
game after an embarrassing defeat 26 nil a ball hits Jenkins square in the face as matt
tries to pass the ball to him. A Bleeding jenkins is rushed to the hospital by matt
and the other teammates go home leaving Ben and Sharon alone. Ben and Sharon stop by a
nearby diner, and the two of them get to know each other better. There, Ben discovers that
Matt didn't sleep with Sharon. She then shares her dreams with Ben, and Ben does the same.
Sharon says that she's always wanted to meet a painter because she imagines that they could
see the beauty of things, and that thought was romantic to her. That night, the two catch
a fondness for each other. Ben walks Sharon home, and Ben messes up their first kiss by
awkwardly kissing her on the cheek instead. The following day, Jenkins announces that
he'll be having a birthday party soon, and he's inviting everyone. Sharon asks Ben to
go with her to the party as her date, and an overjoyed Ben agrees. Later on, Jenkins
tasks Ben with hiring a surprise stripper for his birthday party. For this, he enlists
Sean's help, and in exchange, Ben will take him to the party. Sean takes Ben to a strip
club, and Sean proceeds to recruit a stripper. The entire time that Ben is there, all he
could think of is Sharon. He imagines Sharon in the corner, shrouded in darkness lit only
by a glowing pole. Sharon's dressed in a provocative black outfit as she dances around the pole
while staring into Ben's eyes, and Ben is completely mesmerized. The night before the
party, Sharon checks in with Ben if he still wanted to go with her. Ben says yes, and Sharon
kisses him. The gravity and the importance of that kiss could only be fully appreciated
by stating that it's the one thing that finally helped Ben sleep. That evening, Ben sleeps
until the next afternoon after having been awake for four straight weeks. Ben is then
woken up by a phone call from a man who wishes to put his art on display in a gallery. Sadly,
it's just Matt and Brick playing another one of their pranks. Ben reports that he doesn't
think about Suzy very much anymore, and during work hours, he even stopped thinking of the
beautiful women there. All that's on his mind is Sharon. In the world of frozen time, he
draws Sharon over and over, totally enamored by her beauty.
It's the night of the party, and everyone is preparing. Ben picks up Sharon from her
apartment, and he excitedly tells her about the offer he got from the gallery. Sharon
is happy for him, and the two proceed to the party. The party is already well underway
when Ben and Sharon arrived. Sean is getting turned down by a girl again, Matt and Brick
are dancing ridiculously, and Jenkins is at the D.J. station. Ben is surprised to see
Suzy at the party, and he finds out that her boyfriend Steve is Jenkins's brother. After
an awkward encounter with Suzy, Ben and Sharon go on to enjoy the party. Eventually, the
surprise stripper comes in. She dances in the middle of the room and directly in front
of Jenkins, giving him a lap dance. After the dance, the stripper goes up to Sean. He
recognizes her, and funnily enough, the stripper is actually Natalie from Sean's childhood.
They greet each other, and the two of them hit it off near instantly. While Ben is waiting
in line for the upstairs bathroom, Suzy approaches him. Meanwhile, Sharon is waiting downstairs
with Jenkins trying to make a move on her again. As for Brick, he's set to do a stunt
that involves him riding a box down a flight of stairs. Everyone gathers around the stairs
to watch Brick. At this point, Suzy kisses Ben in an attempt to reconcile with him. At
this moment, Sharon had looked over the upper floor because Brick was about to slide down
the stairs. Sharon sees the kiss between Ben and Suzy, making her storm off in a rage.
Ben pushes Suzy away, and he rushes towards Sharon, who is now about to leave for the
door. Ben stops time once again, and he realizes that no matter how long he stays frozen, he
cannot undo what had happened. Ben stays there by Sharon's side for two days before letting
her go. Ben goes straight to Sharon's apartment and tries to explain everything to her, but
Sharon is too blinded by her anger. Ben leaves her apartment, and for the next few days,
he spirals into his insomnia once again. Additionally, Ben doesn't see Sharon at work too.
The day comes when Ben visits the art gallery that Matt and Brick pretended to call from.
The art gallery owner denies having an appointment with him, making him realize that he had just
been pranked. But before Ben leaves, the owner spots his sketches of Sharon in his hands.
The owner becomes interested, and not long after, Ben is offered a night to display his
work in the gallery. One day, Sharon receives an official invitation to Ben's art display
titled "A Frozen Second". Despite her initial anger with Ben, she decides to visit the gallery.
Once she arrived that evening, she is surprised to see that each artwork there is about her,
with hundreds of different paintings all depicting her. As Sharon stands in awe, she catches
Ben's attention, and they lock eyes. Ben tries to explain once again what had happened at
the party, but Sharon tells him he doesn't need to explain. The art display expresses
more than what words could. Ben then kisses Sharon, and time stops, but this time, both
Ben and Sharon can move in the frozen world. Ben takes Sharon out in the snow with a thousand
snowflakes suspended in the air. The lovers share a kiss once more in the world of frozen
time. Ben thinks about how love is always there if you look for it and that once in
a while, you have to stop for a minute or else you might miss it.
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