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‘Cash Out’ Review: John Travolta Goes Through the Motions in Uninspired Crypto Caper

Directed by Ives, the John Travolta heist thriller 'Cash Out' has all the genre's shopworn tropes but none of its urgency.

He stars as Mason Goddard, whom we meet as he and his femme-fatale inamorata Amelia Decker ( Kristin Davis) arrive at a swanky gathering in their private jet as a pretext for stealing a few million-dollar cars. Heartbreak compounded by failure leads to retirement for our world-weary crew leader, but of course it doesn’t last long — younger brother Shawn (Lukas Haas), who has a bit of a Fredo vibe to him, needs him for one actual last job. For as clear as it is that this would-be heist is massively ill-advised, it’s even clearer that Mason still carries a torch for his ex despite her betrayal — making it inevitable when she ends up being the negotiator sent in to bring about a peaceful resolution to what quickly becomes a hostage situation.

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