source: Top Coat Cash

I have just finished watching this movie, and I do not see what all the bad reviews are about. For a low budget indie movie, this one provides action and a fast-paced plot. For the individuals that provided bad reviews, I think they went into this with a mindset of this movie being made with a large Hollywood budget. Not only that this movie has received multiple awards and praise from the indie-film arena. I found the scenes to be shot and styled in a way that most directors in Hollywood are using at this time. I would recommend this movie to anyone that is a pure indie-film junkie. Additionally, I feel that David Tittone has a bright future ahead of him, and I look forward to additional films coming from him.

I liked the pace and action filled scenes of the movie. The plot was very good, with some excellent twists along the way. The actors were very good as well. This movie was as good as other movies that pay their actors 20 million dollars a movie. I would recommend this movie to my friends, great job!

Top Coat Cash – A Complex Film with a Great Message I literary (or figuratively?) created an account just to write this review. And no, this is not an example of "astroturfing," as some "critics" have claimed on this message board. After reading through the interminable drove of negative reviews presented on this message board, I felt compelled to prove that this movie has been given positive reviews from individuals who have no affiliation with the movie. And no, this is not a hobby of mine. Thus, the following review is from an individual who ENJOYED Top Coat Cash and who is TIRED of seeing PHONY negative reviews on every movie on IMDb – no blanket statements or logical fallacies here, just truth, with no spoilers. PLOT: Complex. The plot presents a story with multiple layers. Johnny Thompson (David Tittone) must fight to overcome various obstacles in the movie, and his journey ultimately conveys the underlying theme that the underdog in society can overcome great odds through perseverance. ACTING: Good. Hollywood A-Listers deserving Academy Award Trophies? No. However, the movie features a group of up and coming actors who effectively convey their characters and provide for an entertaining viewing experience. ACTION: Loved it. As stated on the IMDb page, Top Coat Cash had a working budget of $300,000. Fooled me. Do we witness Michael Bay explosions and VFX –no. However, the action is realistic and gritty. The fact that this team pulled off bank heists, including a cool Tarantino style scene in a bank vault, is very impressive. Gratuitous Gore? HAHA – I hope some of you didn't watch Reservoir Dogs –also a great film. QUALITY: Perfect? No – but good. I was impressed with the Motion Graphics presented in both the opening and closing of the film. I was impressed with the Original Score – a score that both reflects and conveys the mood of each scene. I was impressed with the Sound Design; in fact, the sound design was nearly flawless. Finally, I was impressed with the Editing – smooth with great cuts to reflect the changing emotions of characters in each scene. Does the movie need some work? Yes , but with a budget of $300,000, I was very impressed, and believe these filmmakers created a movie that can hold its own against big budget Hollywood films.

"Top Coat Cash": this is so bad it's hard to know where to begin. The narrative is a disaster, the acting is truly laughable, and the story arcs are predictable. You take a heart-of-gold, down-on-his-luck boxer and add in some grungy bad guys along with a silicone implanted bimbo (in a meaningless subplot by the way) and what do you think they do when they need some cash? Let's rob some banks! Gratuitous gore. Don't waste your time. I gave it a 2 on IMDb because of the great stock footage shots of Las Vegas and Kansas City.

Entertaining and well written. Acting is good. The story line captivates you early and doesn't disappoint. In particular, Johnny causes one to contemplate a contemporary social issue: Society seems intent on minimizing individuals and making the road to success as difficult as possible. Critics, the press, people with particular views, etc., can all be bigoted and close minded in their criticism of others. Always willing to judge, but too ignorant and self-serving to listen or see if they may learn something. Johnny is symbolic of those attacked by people or members of groups like these. When Top Coat Cash starts, we see that Johnny has already had an awakening (we are left to figure how or why on our own). As Top Coat Cash progresses, Johnny has to deal with all that are hoping he will fail. Yet, against all odds, he like many of us in real life, recognizes what is most important, and does whatever is necessary to protect those about which he cares most. This movie can be watched on different levels, as a pure action filled story or viewed as a movie that makes a social statement, where Johnny, the anti- hero, makes a pact with evil to find a way out of hell, and overcome the weight of society trying to hold him down and destroy all that he cares about.

A fun movie to watch. Just make sure you don't take yourself too seriously when you do. No one, no social group is sacred. Top Coat Cash is indiscriminate in its disrespect for all – blacks, whites, Hispanics, criminals, law enforcement, gays, heterosexual. But that seems to be one of the main points made by Top Coat Cash: Bigotry and prejudice resonate in today's polarized society. The movie doesn't argue for or against bigotry. Instead, it shows how one individual, as imperfect as he is, can overcome, even in the face of all this evil and prejudice. Tarantino is a genius, and it would be disrespectful to him to say this is a Tarantino film. Like Tarantino movies, Top Coat Cash has a healthy dose of testosterone: 4 bank heists, MMA fight, murder, torture. Intense. My guess is that if you are a fan of Tarantino's early films, you will enjoy Top Coat Cash.

I literally created an IMDb account just so I could post this review. IMDb seems to be getting inundated with astroturfed reviews.This movie has without a doubt been given positive reviews from either paid shills or people who worked on the project. It is without a doubt one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I couldn't even make it to the end. I've slogged through some real stinkers, in fact it is a bit of a hobby of mine. I couldn't even make it through this one. In fact, that is the reason I gave it 2 stars instead of one. I'm slightly impressed by a movie that is so void of redeeming qualities that I can't make it to the end. I wish it could have been a "good" bad movie, but it took itself way too seriously. The acting is horrible. Over half of the scenes in the movie serve absolutely no purpose. The characters are incredibly bland and one dimensional. I honestly never thought I could be bored during a bank heist scene. I'm not even sure how they managed to do that. I'm almost impressed that they could take such a potentially thrilling movie concept and turn it into a snooze. Please, do not bother with this film. It is absolutely abysmal and you won't get that time back.

Even though this is not my typical genre, I really enjoyed the film. However, it isn't without faults. It did seem like some of the violence was a little over the top. The story-line is intriguing and kept my interest. I really enjoyed the humor that was intertwined throughout some of the darker moments throughout the film. For example, I really enjoyed the humor that the Santache Brother's added to the story. One of the best performances in the movie was by Sonny Gaitan, the trainer for Johnny Thompson. I felt like his performance was very authentic. I also really enjoyed the performance of the bookie, played by Steve Lopez. Overall, great movie!

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