Counterfeiting in Suburbia

We saw this last night under the title Deadly Transaction. Riley and Erica are NOT your typical high schoolers. They print counterfeit money and spend it lavishly. The movie stars Sarah Butler who always does a great job as the relative who discovers their secret as well as their lowlife art teacher who has an unpaid debt. He also discovers their secret. What happens next? Tune in to find. out Only thing that was missing is HOW the high schoolers got involved with this life of crime? Definitely would watch again.

In a moment of weakness I watched this fluffy, unbelievable, wreck of a movie. The basic premise could work: teenage counterfeiters use their criminal skills to buy a bunch of expensive swag with phoney money. But the execution is often unintentionally laughable. The last time I watched a movie where I thought "that would never happen!" so often was Sharknado. Tweens may enjoy this, if only because every adult in the film is clueless, inept, or both.

I would not say this is a perfectly written script, but, frankly, the plot points are solid and the acting is pretty good. What strikes me the most about the story is the base realism the high schoolers display in thinking (to paraphrase), "We're too smart to get caught. No worries." As a teacher, I see that as a very realistic viewpoint for many young people today in our "freebie society."

Bravo!

Jim Hoffmann "The Boy in the Box: America's Unknown Child (3rd Edition) Et al.

Time lost ,what a colossal mistake. Acting horrible , story meh , script meh , IDK if you are 9 maybe you'll like it Its like when you buy a box of Legos it says on the box 5+ For this movie a person/s must not exceed 10 years of age.

It's an invalid story, but for a lazy Monday I was able to turn a blind eye to the flaws and get through its 90 minutes. The one caveat that the two main teens discussed is not frequenting the same retailer or currency exchange place more than once. But you see the girls buying mass quantities of designer clothes on two occasions with fake 100 dollar bills (based on the old style bills that aren't currently produced) and the cashier doesn't raise any red flag. Most retailers at least swipe a pen for large bills. And any time you need currency exchanged, a valid photo ID is required.

But anyways, the movie is made-for-TV, so it's not a reflection of reality. Sarah Butler is a dimensional actress, and has that attractive physique. Just wanted to mention that.

The ending especially was a slap in the face.