A Simple Plan
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Who else is a fan? Possibly the most underrated movie of the 90s. A terrific thriller with top notch performances with Bill Paxton, and BB Thornton. |
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Gonna add this to my watch list, never heard of it, thank you.
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I actually didn't get around to finishing it, but the first half was good.
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Count me as a fan. Very few movies have left me as distressed as this one and the oppressive environment of a rural town in a seemingly eternal winter only adds to this feeling. A story about flawed characters who can't do right and suffer the consequences in ways that are brutal, ironic and disheartening. I felt really bad for them and the stellar performances only make this more permeating and expressive. God damn, Billy Bob Thornton in the car, that scene got me really hard.
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Thought it was ok the first time, loved it the second time!
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Originally Posted by DocHoliday (Post 1802248)
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Who else is a fan? Possibly the most underrated movie of the 90s. A terrific thriller with top notch performances with Bill Paxton, and BB Thornton. One of, if not my favorite, thriller movie(s). |
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It's fantastic, and I think it is Billy Bob Thornton's best performance behind Sling Blade. I have never seen someone depict a social misfit, a dejected soul, an alienated 'boy' stuck in a man's body as good as Thornton did. There is a beautiful reality to his performance, and while it may indeed seem implausible to some that a grown middle age man has never kissed a girl before or experienced any forms of intimacy, I assure you there are many people like this - perhaps in plain sight - that we see in our day-to-day lives.
The greatness of the film lies quite simply in its humanity - it's almost as if the Coen brothers woke up one morning and did not feel overtly nihilistic, so they made this. |
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Great movie, one of my favorites. I love movies where....WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Another example of that, "Return To Paradise". Jon |
This was Sam Raimi's movie I liked most when he went mainstream.
Something to note; Ben Stiller actually did a bit of confidence coaching for Scott B. Smith, the screenwriter. So, you have this guy to thank for some of this film's power! https://i.imgur.com/Dcoz6Xb.jpg |
Originally Posted by Matteo (Post 1802398)
It's fantastic, and I think it is Billy Bob Thornton's best performance behind Sling Blade. I have never seen someone depict a social misfit, a dejected soul, an alienated 'boy' stuck in a man's body as good as Thornton did. There is a beautiful reality to his performance, and while it may indeed seem implausible to some that a grown middle age man has never kissed a girl before or experienced any forms of intimacy, I assure you there are many people like this - perhaps in plain sight - that we see in our day-to-day lives.
The greatness of the film lies quite simply in its humanity - it's almost as if the Coen brothers woke up one morning and did not feel overtly nihilistic, so they made this. BBT indeed did a great job of portraying a man child. The film is a great study on how a large sum of money can turn ordinary, otherwise good men, very ruthless under desperate circumstances. |
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Great film, am I right in thinking it was also one of Bridget Fondas last films? Wonder what happened there? :o/
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