Snabba cash (Easy Money) (2012)

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2010, Drama/Crime, 1h 59m

RT Critics’ Score: 86% (UNBIASED)
RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA

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Critics Consensus

Snabba Cash (Easy Money) cuts a cube of Nordic noir whose taut storytelling packs an extra dose of hard-hitting heft

Audience Consensus

Easy Money” is a thrilling heist movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat. While some critics found the plot to be a bit muddled and overlong, I found it to be a fun and exciting ride. The multicultural cast adds a unique flavor to the film, and the tense sequences will have you holding your breath. Plus, the original title “Snabba Cash” is way cooler than the English one. Overall, “Easy Money” is a solid thriller that’s definitely worth a watch.

Storyline

A business student turns to a life of crime to maintain his wealthy lifestyle and becomes entangled with a petty crook and a mob hitman, all of whom share a mutual fate in Easy Money.

Production Company(ies)

Distributor
Weinstein Co.

Release Type

Filming Location(s)

MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA

Year of Release
2012

Technical Specs

Color:

Color
Sound mix:

Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio:

1.78 : 1
Runtime:

1h 59m
Language(s):
Country of origin:

United States
Release date:

Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2012 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2013

Genre(s)
Drama/Crime

Keyword(s)
Easy Money, Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic, directed by Daniel Espinosa, written by Maria Karlsson, Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, R-rated, Weinstein Co., Fredrik Wikström, $188.9K box office, reviewed by Anna Smith, Charlotte O’Sullivan, Peter Bradshaw, Nigel Andrews, Tim Robey, Trevor Johnston, Debbie Lynn Elias, Nicholas Bell, MaryAnn Johanson, Graham Young, Philip French, Johan “JW” Westlund, Jorge Salinas Barrio, Mrado Slovovic, Sophie, Radovan Kranjic, Paola Salinas Barrio, Swedish, 1h 59m

Box Office Details

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Budget and Earnings Details
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Cast & Crew

Joel Kinnaman

Matias Varela

Dragomir Mrsic

Lisa Henni

Dejan Cukic

Johan “JW” Westlund

Jorge Salinas Barrio

Mrado Slovovic

Sophie

Radovan Kranjic

Joel Kinnaman – Johan “JW” Westlund
Matias Varela – Jorge Salinas Barrio
Dragomir Mrsic – Mrado Slovovic
Lisa Henni – Sophie
Dejan Cukic – Radovan Kranjic
Annika Ryberg Whittembury – Paola Salinas Barrio

Daniel Espinosa

Maria Karlsson

Fredrik Wikström

Director

Writer

Producer

Director(s)
Daniel Espinosa

Writer(s)
Maria Karlsson

Producer(s)
Fredrik Wikström

Film Festivals

Awards & Nominations
NA

Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Anna Smith

Charlotte O’Sullivan

Peter Bradshaw

Nigel Andrews

Tim Robey

Metro.co.uk

London Evening Standard

Guardian

Financial Times

Daily Telegraph (UK)

EASY MONEY
All Critics (69) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (10)
It’s overlong and a little muddled in the third act but still a thrilling, energetic watch.

September 6, 2017

Anna Smith
metro.co.uk
TOP CRITIC
Easy to watch, then, but hard to champion as a must-see.

July 19, 2013 | Rating: 3/5

Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Fast-moving, plausible and smart.

July 18, 2013 | Rating: 4/5

Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
A Scandinavian-Italian-Serbian-Chilean robbery romp in which a polyglot gang goes for a bank bust, only to learn – well, all the usual things (thieves fall out, cops crash the climactic action), but in a fizzy, multicultural way.

July 18, 2013 | Rating: 3/5

Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
[The problem] is Easy Money’s straggly plot, a story stretched thinly between two many characters, without the dynamism or momentum to keep itself charging onwards.

July 18, 2013 | Rating: 3/5

Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
It’s gripping stuff – even if the original title ‘Snabba Cash’ is way cooler than the English one.

July 16, 2013 | Rating: 4/5

Trevor Johnston
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
[A]s the film ends we are left with many questions about many people. But not to fear, Easy Money 2 is coming our way…

November 26, 2019

Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
Espinosa crafts some wonderfully tense sequences from conventional tropes. Certainly, an accomplished screenplay and notable performances enhance the proceedings.

July 25, 2019

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
[A] smart, affecting, slow burn of a movie, a spectacular example of Nordic noir…

February 19, 2014

MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
A heavily-armed, solid thriller directed with style by Espinosa, who takes us supermarket shopping at the eye level of a child.

July 23, 2013 | Rating: 4/5

Graham Young
Birmingham Mail
With pounding synthesised music on the soundtrack, Easy Money moves like a razor-edged Frisbee that could cut off a player’s hand or sever his jugular if he doesn’t see what’s coming.

July 21, 2013

Philip French
Observer (UK)
A well-spun yarn …

July 19, 2013 | Rating: 3/5

Allan Hunter
Daily Express (UK)…

Plot
A business student turns to a life of crime to maintain his wealthy lifestyle and becomes entangled with a petty crook and a mob hitman, all of whom share a mutual fate in Easy Money.

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