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EASY MONEY (SNABBA CASH)Movie Reviews
Swedish multi-language thriller about a lower-class student who is lured into the world of organized crime in order to keep up the façade of a wealthy lifestyle. Cast:Joel Kinnaman, Matias Padin Varela, Dragomir Mrsic, Lisa Henni, Deja Cukic, Annika Whittembury, Lea Stojanov, Fares FaresDirector:Daniel EspinosaRelease Date:July 11, 2012DVD Release:March 26, 2013From:The Weinstein CompanyRating:RLength:2 hr 4 min
MARCH 26, 2013
Easy Money (Snabba Cash), Very Good Reviews Key Cities
Easy Money (Snabba Cash) played in key cities to very good reviews. • Steven Rea wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...a story of the lure (and lucre) of wealth, of skewed morality, friendship, and betrayal. It's Joel Kinnaman's movie, and he's riveting..." • And Linda Barnard wrote in the Toronto Star, "Yet another cracking example of how Swedes deliver the goods with pulse-pounding intrigue..." More Reviews Below...
Alynda Wheat, People: VERY GOOD(cg) "...doesn't break any new ground in the narco-thriller genre, but JW's metamorphosis from neophyte financier to drug thug is gripping."(See all of Alynda Wheat's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 51 words, 07/26/12
Richard Corliss, Time: GOOD "Well acted and acutely observed... Espinosa keeps it moving like a novice driver at the wheel of a stick-shift: sometimes speeding through the plot, often idling in first."(See all of Richard Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,020 words, 07/13/12
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...not merely an early-career curiosity. It's one of the best underworld films I've seen in years, and Joel Kinnaman gives a fantastic performance in it."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 07/13/12
Claudia Puig, USA Today: VERY GOOD(cg) "The cast is uniformly top-notch and the cinematography is striking. The downbeat tale is morally grounded, without ever being preachy.... undeniably exciting.... fascinating..."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 07/12/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...one of the most involving of the many first-rate thrillers that have come recently from Scandinavia.... devoted to characters and their inner motivations.... How novel."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 724 words, 10/19/12
Kat Murphy, MSN Movies: EXCELLENT(cg) "...good-looking, tautly told, ultra-smart crime story imbeds big issues in riveting action... pulls all of the threads of super-twisted plots and counter-plots together..."(See all of Kat Murphy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 694 words, 07/17/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (10 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...builds to a whopping finale that, without seeming to preach, bears out Mr. Espinosa's statement: 'Gangster films should always be moral stories.' "(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 716 words, 07/11/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "This jazzy crime melodrama is engrossing and exhilarating because of Daniel Espinosa's impressive command of a wide range of filmmaking skills."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 783 words, 07/13/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Daniel Espinosa, who did this year's hit 'Safe House,' keeps the tension high with queasy, vivid close-ups and a harrowing score, but most of the plot points are silly..."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 07/13/12
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "Swift and sleek, as well as violent and in love with all the usual underworld types... my favorite threat uttered in the film: 'I'll kill everyone you know.' "(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 395 words, 10/19/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...one of the most involving of the many first-rate thrillers that have come recently from Scandinavia.... devoted to characters and their inner motivations.... How novel."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 724 words, 10/19/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...grounded, physically and emotionally.... a crime thriller where no one gets away clean, and every action has its irrevocable reaction."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 07/11/12
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD(cg) "Chalk another one up for Swedish crime-thriller novels.... Yet another cracking example of how Swedes deliver the goods with pulse-pounding intrigue..."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 632 words, 08/24/12
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) " 'Martin Scorsese presents'... a decently made film, complexly plotted and well-acted, with a panoramic sense of the European criminal underbelly."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 08/24/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...ambitious... the demands of the gangster picture take over in the second hour, when beatings and betrayals squeeze out thoughtful character development and insight."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 109 words, 08/23/12
KEY CITIES (8 Reviews)
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Crime thriller meets cautionary tale... riveting... rarely are the avalanche-like effects of avarice so vividly and terrifyingly brought to life."(See all of Stephanie Merry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 485 words, 08/10/12
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a story of the lure (and lucre) of wealth, of skewed morality, friendship, and betrayal. It's Joel Kinnaman's movie, and he's riveting..."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 07/27/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Daniel Espinosa conducts the swirling tale with crisp efficiency and a cold, cynical conviction that things can always go badly and get shockingly worse."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 318 words, 08/03/12
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...recalls Steven Soderbergh's 'Traffic.' They have drug dealing in common, of course, but also a sense of constant swirl and density of onscreen population."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 739 words, 08/03/12
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD(cg) "Things move quickly, and while the storytelling can be disorienting at first - cutting among three different plotlines - the charismatic actors keep it together."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 469 words, 07/11/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "...explains the ways of criminals to law-abiding moviegoers... If only it did it in 105 instead of 120 minutes, and if only it didn't drag in the last half hour..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 419 words, 08/10/12
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...what's compelling is the sense of gravity that Daniél Espinosa brings; the realization that these actions have meaning and consequence."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 332 words, 07/27/12
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Although this Swedish vehicle is thoughtfully engineered and has some vivid streaks of color, it could use a jump start to escape the vanilla ice."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 308 words, 08/24/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...grounded, physically and emotionally.... a crime thriller where no one gets away clean, and every action has its irrevocable reaction."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 07/11/12
Jake Mulligan, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...engages in a class study while disguised as an action melodrama.... The most powerful moments involve private lives and social conflict, not gunfights."(See all of Jake Mulligan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 154 words, 08/02/12
R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "When 'Easy Money' gets moving, climbing toward a taut, if predictable, triple-cross, there's plenty to keep your eyes and ears busy..."(See all of R. Kurt Osenlund's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 687 words, 07/10/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...ambitious... the demands of the gangster picture take over in the second hour, when beatings and betrayals squeeze out thoughtful character development and insight."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 109 words, 08/23/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (5 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...smart, efficient filmmaking... The director, Mr. Espinosa, handles the social climbing and the multicultural criminality with great aplomb and relentless energy."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 07/13/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...builds to a whopping finale that, without seeming to preach, bears out Mr. Espinosa's statement: 'Gangster films should always be moral stories.' "(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 716 words, 07/11/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "This jazzy crime melodrama is engrossing and exhilarating because of Daniel Espinosa's impressive command of a wide range of filmmaking skills."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 783 words, 07/13/12
Dana Stevens, Slate: OUTSTANDING "...pretty much had me at 'Joel Kinnaman.' And he doesn't disappoint... Genre films this smart and character-driven don't come along often on either side of the Atlantic."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 828 words, 07/13/12
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Maria Karlsson's multilayered screenplay makes the pic much more than just a crime thriller.... 'Easy Money' confirms Daniel Espinosa's directing chops."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 535 words, 09/11/10
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "A class-conscious Scandinavian crime film whose impact is dulled by some extraneous subplots... nevertheless makes a solid vehicle for Joel Kinnaman..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 374 words, 07/10/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "This jazzy crime melodrama is engrossing and exhilarating because of Daniel Espinosa's impressive command of a wide range of filmmaking skills."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 783 words, 07/13/12
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: EXCELLENT(cg) "...exciting.... it's way above the routine American crime flick in every respect: plot, characterization, technical execution, and suspenseful action set-pieces."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 08/02/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...builds to a whopping finale that, without seeming to preach, bears out Mr. Espinosa's statement: 'Gangster films should always be moral stories.' "(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 716 words, 07/11/12
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...smart, efficient filmmaking... The director, Mr. Espinosa, handles the social climbing and the multicultural criminality with great aplomb and relentless energy."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 07/13/12
13.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Easy Money (Snabba Cash)'s reviews are separated by an average 13.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Easy Money (Snabba Cash) (31 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Easy Money (Snabba Cash)'s reviews cover 65.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 14,709 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 474 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 9 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Easy Money (Snabba Cash)'s reviews on average broke 9 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Easy Money (Snabba Cash)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Easy Money (Snabba Cash) (31 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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