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This movie received alot of negative reviews. The "special effects" were cheesy, especially the background car scenes. You could tell the actors were in a prop car in front of a blue screen. The editing was rough an alot of places.

I actually didn't hate it as much as I thought I would after reading all these "worst film ever" reviews. Maybe that is what it takes. Expect the worst and you'll think it is "okay".

Slater is good in this one. Kilmer is over the top but good as the quirky bad guy. I had fun with this movie. I thought it could have ended better, but overall, it wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen. It has the predictable "get me out of here before the bomb explodes" scene and the double crosses and such so don't expect anything new. If it comes on cable, you may want to check it out if nothing else is on. I wouldn't recommend going out of the way to rent/watch it though.

One of the most senseless, poorly executed and forgettable pieces of trash I have seen this century. Even though Val Kilmer and Christian Slater have done their fare share of clinkers, they've generally been in more good than bad films, so I have no idea how much money or other leverage was used to make them both sign on to this shoddy bit of an action-crime dramedy.

The camera work is not bad though, with very passable and sometimes quite colorful cinematography (you've never seen life as New Jersey trailer trash look so pretty). But the plot is completely unbelieveable and ridiculously executed with downright embarassing scripting, dialogue, editing and pacing.

As for character development, the only person I had any sympathy for was a cameo: Jose, the poor Mexican wetback who had a halfway funny scene selling oranges about mid-way through the film. I never felt sorry for Slater's character and his threatened daughter, the main protangonist and innocent of the film, because the plot was so completely wonky with unbelievable twists. I could of personally improved this picture 200% with about 10 pages of very doable suggestions, scene reorderings, dialogue changes and other cosmetics.

Do what the director and producers should of done with this thing before it was ever released or put to video, and run for the incinerator and burn it!

Val and Christian, shame on you for lending your names to this thing!!

Innept and boring action flick in which an ex-con (Slater) with some strange partners (including Miss Hannah in a lame performance) pull out an audacious robbery but are mistreat by a corrupt FBI agent (Kilmer). Senseless and vulgar, this movie is a real example of the bad influences within the late productions of America cinema. Hard to watch in every way with a ridiculous ending that agravatted the final result. I give this a 03 (three).

...and for "Run for the Money" the definitely did not spend a lot on the car scenes, the plot, the script, the actors, the special effects and the jokes.

Well-known (to call them great would be an overstatement) actors and actresses such as Christian Slater, Darryl Hannah and Val Kilmer simply put in rubbish performances.

I had a couple of laughs, but only because the whole thing is hilariously poor - and just gets worse and worse as you go along.

I can't believe anyone ever wanted to finance this. A more appropriate title would have been "Run from the Money".

I give it a 2 - simply because I did laugh twice, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

I grant you, I've only been reviewing movies on IMDb for three years now. And, in that time, I've only doled out two 1's for movies that were utterly abominable in every way, absolutely without redemption. Well, make it three. Hard Cash, aka Run for the Money, is simply one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Everything in this film - from the dialogue to the acting to the action to the plot to the direction - on their own are embarrassingly horrid, but combine to make a complete flop, bomb, and any other derogatory adjective I could possibly conjure. What amazes even further is that the cast contains some actors of repute: Kilmer (who, admittedly, has been in decline since refusing the fourth Batman film, a disgrace of a movie in it's own right), Woodbine, Hannah, etc. I truly hope those three actors (all of whom turned in horrific performances) fired their respective agents after this career-killer. As for Slater, well, I'm sure he was happy just to be working. In conclusion, do not, under any circumstances, subject yourself to this mockery of film-making. It's 90 minutes of your life you will never, ever get back.

This is one of the worst films that I have ever watched. I rented it because I had faith in Slater and Kilmer - I was disappointed. The plot started out ok but quickly went sour. Same with the acting. The funniest part was the boating sequence. Ever watch a movie where people are in a car and the make-believe background is whipping around behind them in the rear window while they make stupid movements behind the wheel ? Picture it in a boat. Save your money, save your time. Ignore this movie.

I wrote my first review a week ago about the movie called 'Overboard'. I gave it a rather terrible review and I didn't think I would have to rescue other poor viewers from watching a similar movie so soon. I saw this movie and said great Slater and Kilmer together this could be a real good action movie. O how wrong I was!!! What a waste of my time, money and patience. I would have had more fun had I pulled each of my toenails out. I can't say this any simpler, THIS MOVIE IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!!!. Do not torture yourself by watching this movie. The car scenes looked like something out of the 1940's, ooo so many questions why why why??? Why would Slater and Kilmer appear in a movie like this? Why would any of the named actors appear in this movie?? Are they part of Scientology who made them appear similar to John Travolters appearance in Battle Ship Earth? Why would they pay actors I imagine 6 figure salaries and then spend $2 on the special effects? Why did Slater embarrass himself? I have lost considerably respect toward him, and in fact all those who bothered to put the pay check ahead of any even the slightest ounce of quality. I seriously was looking to see if the director would put his name to this piece of crap!!! Shame on you all!!

So bad it's actually quite good fun says it all really. Some of the scenes could actually be from a spoof movie. If you accept it's not going to be a great (or even good) film, it is OK - good for late on the weekend after a few beers.

You do have to wonder how Kilmer and Slater, though admittedly hardly at the peak of their careers, got involved in this. Either the script never got read, or both actors have no scruples when it comes to making a fast buck - it certainly won't have done anybodys career prospects any good. I hope they were well paid because I can't believe this film made any money.

Crack another beer, relax, and laugh, (or cry). Don't say I didn't warn you...

With a cast including Christian Slater and Val Kilmer, you might expect this to be a humdinger of a caper, but unfortunately, that isn't the case. The script was poorly written and the director seemed unable to decide how serious to take it all...the actors mostly floundered about without a clue. As a fan of both actors, I was most disappointed with this effort.

The majority of user comments on this movie, Hard Cash, claim that this is the Worst Movie Ever, and loads of people have rated it a "1". I swear I have no idea what the hell everybody seems to have against this perfectly good movie. They must have expected something completely different, which I frankly don't see how is possible. The DVD sleeve is pretty up front about everything.

This is not some big-budget Hollywood action movie, and, for cripes sake, it isn't meant to be! It's a low-key drama with interesting characters, situations and humor. And good actors. And yeah, it's straight to video, or reminiscent of a TV movie. So what? It's possible to do good stories in that format (and on that budget), too.

From the moment I started watching Hard Cash, I had fun. Not for a single moment anywhere in the movie did I stop being absolutely engaged in the story. I liked the characters and the dialog and the action. I had nothing against the car and boat chases; for a small budget I thought it all looked pretty damn good. The characters were well fleshed out, the story flowed smoothly, with every detail being important. Lots of fun.

This is a movie I'd normally rate a 7 or a 7.5 out of 10, but just because everybody hates it I'll raise that to an 8.

God, it burns my ass when people just crap all over a totally decent, entertaining, well-written movie with good characters and performances all-round. Why, I oughtta...!!!

In essence, this movie constitutes 98 minutes of my life I can never have back. The script for this film appears to be accidentally written by a feline walking on a writer's keyboard. This reminds me of a movie I once saw where the cameras followed hollywood stars around without their permission to claim big names in the cast only, the makers of Run for the Money had permission. On a more serious note though, I think that Kilmer and Slater were kidnapped and forced to act. At one point I think I actually saw a garrot wire around Val Kilmer's neck. It wouldn't be a big surprise if all movie funding came from the Russian mafia. Some of the "catch phrases" in the movie sounded like they were intended for a russian audience like "time to make the donuts" instead of "time to go to work." The best (worst) part of the movie has to be the car chase, bar none. I have seen better background work on SNL in the 80's. Out.

Hard cash or Run for the Money which i believe was the USA title, is basically another one last heist movie. Christian Slater is the leader of his crew and after being busted for a botched robbery is released from prison looking to make one last score. He encounters problems when the money that is ripped off is FBI money and is then coerced by bad FBI agent Cornell played by Val KIlmer to pull one more heist job for him. The movie is pretty predictable, the action scenes are basically low budget and painfully fake when it comes to the actor's scenes and the script was pretty average. It's dissapointing that a cast with Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, Darryl Hannah, and Bookeem Woodbine ended up in such a dissapointing movie, with that cast and a decent movie this is easily box office, but when you see it you see why it was a tv movie that would've been straight video.

The film wasn't much good but what got me really distracted was Sofia (Bulgaria) trying to look like New York. Another sign that there was not much money to back this project (otherwise they would have at least tried Toronto). Of course it doesn't look as NY at all, for the whole movie I was trying to guess where in the world it was filmed (I guessed rightly that it was in Europe). Slater and Hannah definitely deserve something better than this cliché' full of scenes already seen in other not so great films. Certainly they aren't the best actors around but their and others' performances are what keeps together this lame attempt of a film.

I can't believe how bad this movie is!! The characters and the story are so shallow, if they were a pool a mouse couldn't drown in it. I don't know who to blame, maybe the director and editors, because this movie never got you to care about any of the characters. blah. The plot was too dumb. Maybe it was that midgets fault. I can't see how though. Daryl Hanna has always been an actor of questionable talent in my book, but Sarah Downing's performance made me want to throw rotten vegetables at her. Another reviewer thought that this movie had an element of comedy in it and I couldn't figure out why, but then I remembered the character Jose. This character had nothing to do with anything. He wasn't funny. I'm not even really sure if he was supposed to be funny. His only scenes could have been funny if they weren't so contrived. Once again, I can't believe how bad this movie is. Watch it if you want to punish yourself.

I made the mistake of paying a late fee on this! Shoot me now. The special effects are so bad I can't even remember the good parts. Wait there wasn't any! Take this from somebody who likes action movies even bad ones. This one is bad, bad, bad. The only reason I even rented it was because it had two decent actors (Slater and Kilmer). Mindless movies should be at very the least visually exciting (Jackie Chan ect..) This is both mindless and boring. Not only could I not get into it I felt ripped off. Last time I felt that way was when I rented Leaving Las Vegas. TV shows are better then this, movies like the Score were phenomenal compared to this. I could make a better movie with my PXL2000. If by some horrible chance this comes on TV skip the movie and watch the commercials they at least have some production value.

of course this is the most horrible movie ever seen in my life. watching it was so painful........... so don't watch it even if you get it for free.

I have no idea why this is so bad, it's got plenty of actors who are normally great. The plot sounds fine on paper - it should be a pretty standard crime drama.

But, it's laughably poor in execution. Stuff happens that makes absolutely no sense. Characters make strange decisions and the dialogue is frequently bizarre. Weird camera angles and scenes that cut between each other that make no sense.

I'm still trying to figure out what was going on with Jose. I constantly had no idea what was supposed to be happening from one scene to the next. No performances saved this one either, the actors were either sleepwalking through it or equally perplexed.

My biggest regret is that I watched this sober and alone. This could be a good movie to laugh at with friends in the right frame of mind.

The United States is concerned with its rampant crime yet never connects it to the glut of trashy movies like this in which guns are as common as ballpoints and which you shoot anybody whose shirt you don't like. Another worrisome trend, evident here as in many films, is the lack of trust between characters. Everybody's out to cheat, con and deceive everybody else. Sadly, that too often is the "modus operandi" of many Americans. Do the movies reflect the society or do they contribute to its failings by offering up tawdry entertainment such as this. The performances are mediocre, the story line often tortuously confusing and the dodgem car special effects crude and superfluous. Daryl Hannah, who has graduated from B to C pictures, has not learned anything about acting during her increasingly lengthy hiatus from fame. Nor have her scrawny legs got any better. In short, another evening wasted watching the decline of American "culture"

I dont know why so many people have written negative reviews of this movie. I found it really exciting with all the twists and the original heists. I hear people complaining about the fake background during the car chase scenes, so what, so did Pulp Fiction but I didnt hear anyone complain about that! The pace of the movie never lets up, and it has some really funny scenes, especially with the little dwarf and the Russian mafia. The last scene was a classic! The acting was not that bad, it didnt defer from the movie. Daryl Hannah looked hot for her age, and Christian Slater is still as cool as ever. I really enjoyed the heist scenes, especially the first one with the ambulance. That was really original and exciting. I cant understand how people can hate this movie and yet find something like One False Move so good, which I found to be long, boring and slow. 9/10 from me.

Val Kilmer has chalked up an impressive resume. Some of his films have garnered many top awards and impressive accolades. Select a series of action or dramatic films and you'll find his name listed therein. Alright, he's appeared in a few schmaltzy movies too, but there are others which more than make up for them. Here is one case in Point. The film is called "Run for the Money" also known as " Hard Cash. " The lively story is of a recently paroled thief named Taylor (Christian Slater) who has promised his little girl he will not steal any more, but soon after is ensnared by a corrupt F.B.I. agent (Val Kilmer) who extorts Taylor to rob a Casino's earnings of $6 Million in return for his daughter's life. Having little choice, Taylor assembles a motley crew and sets out to rescue his daughter with the help of his combative and argumentative gang. A fine cast which includes Balthazar Getty, Daryl Hannah, Michael Rosas and Verne Troyer as Attila prove their worth in creating a surprising and exciting drama. The intricacy of the movie is the crossing and double crossing of plans which moves this film rapidly along. Kilmer is very interesting as the heavy, a role he so often avoids. Nevertheless, and despite the occasional cheesy segments, this could very well become a sleeping Classic for Kilmer and Slater. ****

Try to mix comedy with gangsterism along with a bad cop plot and what do you get? A movie called HARD CASH. Two of my favorite actors, Kilmer and Slater caused me to watch this horrific excuse for a, I guess, suspenseful movie, or what ever it was suppose to be. The chase scenes I was able to fast forward; they were a waste of time. But there in is some of the comedy. And then the heists; well, some what believable with lots of planning. And the ending is some what contrived. For shame, for shame on both Kilmer and Slater. If you have a dull evening with nothing better to do, take a nap, or watch HARD CASH.