Yes, there's nothing slick about Money - no fancy sets, no special effects and no glamorous characters.

CNN: THE MONEY POURS IN

There are almost no special effects and only scattered outbreaks of violence.

NEWYORKER: Big Men

No acid trips, no homemade special effects, not a curlicue of camp.

NEWYORKER: Family Farm

What you get for your money is a brace of decent shocks, a spray of special effects (look out for the upward-raining bathwater), and almost no sense of dread.

NEWYORKER: The Ring Two