Top Coat Cash

This thrilling indie flick combines crime drama and the world of MMA in a tense action filled package. Recommend to fans of both crime and martial arts movies!

The basic story line is reasonable but .... don't you dare waste any money to see this - and don't waste your time if you can get it for free either. Pathetic scripting, wooden actors, unbelievably bad action, almost meaningless sub plots, big time gangsters who wouldn't scare anyone and FBI agents who show as much authority as a stray cat. Overall, totally amateurish in execution and delivery - a total time waster

"Top Coat Cash" is a well written action movie that deserves to be watched. The scenario, although made up of several stories in one, is very realistic. We quickly become attached to the main character, Johnny, thanks to the interpretation of David Tittone. His performance is convincing from the beginning to the end, both in the intimate scenes and those of action. The pressure Johnny is under throughout is remarkably conveyed to the viewer through the intensity of each scene. Even though I'm not a gangster/bank robber aficionado, the 105 minutes of this film held my attention. Moreover, the quality of the cast as well as the diversity of the sets and costumes are all the more impressive for an independent film. This indie movie is definitely worth watching.

This is an amateur production, at best, with no imagination in the story line nor cinematography. The acting is non existent, most stand there and simply say their lines like a junior school play. Unwatchable, and that's being kind. No spoilers needed as the fact this film will spoil any time you waste watching it. I usually cross reference movies on IMDb, particularly 'arthouse' films and was pleased to find this movie was over 8 - the fact only about 20 people reviewed it should have been a warning - they are quite obviously the cast, crew and friends (which would probably make up about 20). My partner and I simply could not sit through the entire length as it was so bad. If you don't believe this review I challenge you to watch it and comment on this post.....

For reference, the director is my teacher and in class he reads his powerpoint presentations word for word with no enthusiasm whatsoever. He also takes months to grade assignments. Similarly enough, in the movie the acting made me physically cringe, and the plotline was simultaneously boring and confusing. I do not know how this movie has so many 10 star ratings, but I highly suspect that they are either people payed to leave reviews or people who worked on the movie themself. Do not watch it, it's not worth it.