Teringer
An Exercise In Nonsense
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Verity Robins
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
vincentlynch-moonoi
This is not the worst film I ever saw. But it was in the competition.This film makes a mistake many suspense films make -- there is no character that the audience can really root for. Every character here is sleazy and a poor excuse for a human being. In fact, I feel dirty from just watching this film.When I began watching, I thought this film showed some promise as a thriller. It didn't take long for the film to descend into not just violent behavior, but I would say deviant behavior. And there's a difference between violence and suspense. And, in the ending, my contention that each of the characters is pathetic is confirmed.However, there is one good thing to say about the film -- the acting is decent. In my view, Josh Brolin is a very good actor, and I think he does very well here. This film, however, was made in his early years before he was a known quantity.I am not familiar with Alessandro Nivola at all, but his acting here was quite good. He seems to have a decent career; I'll have to watch for him.And then we come to Reese Witherspoon. I think Witherspoon is a good actress, and she is effective here, although this was also, for her, before she became well known. There's always been something that made me uncomfortable with Witherspoon, even though I acknowledge her acting ability. I can't explain it, but I felt it more so in this film.Do I recommend this film? No, unless you just want to see 3 actors in their early careers.Am I glad I watched it? No. Will I watch it again. Never.It flopped, and there are reasons for that.
Kirpianuscus
because in the first part seems be predictable. old recipes. young actors. the atmosphere of small town. the love as axis of dark story. than, it becomes different. and the first impressions are used for discover a profound adventure to self definition. a lot of ways. each explored in decent manner. a smart reflection about friendship and the importance of the other. images. and their essence. and the package of many other mystery films. strange fact, Best Laid Plans is a real good film. not only for cinematography or for music. but for the levels of story who seems, at first sigh, an improvisation. but it is a jazz improvisation. for the profound look in lives of small, insignificant people. for the manner to be interesting reflection about things who defines yourself. dark, cruel, using good dialogues. a kind of revelation. for the great construction of characters - Josh Brolin is a pleasant surprise. for the wise end. for the science to give new nuances to the independent film recipes. and for its special realism. or, for the tension. so, a surprising useful film.
seymourblack-1
Two elaborate deceptions, a nicely twisted plot and a collection of crooked characters are just a few of the fascinating elements of this intriguing thriller in which rape, blackmail and theft feature strongly. Flashbacks, double-crosses and the presence of people with unreliable identities soon place the action firmly in film noir territory and its well-balanced combination of suspense and humour also ensures that "Best Laid Plans" is extremely entertaining to watch from start to finish.A young man called Nick (Alessandro Nivola) is desperate to leave the small town of Tropico, Nevada where he grew up and when his father dies, expects his inheritance to enable him to leave for good. A problem arises, however, as it soon becomes evident that he'll actually receive nothing at all because of the back taxes that his father owed. Shortly after this disappointment, one of his colleagues at the Tropico recycling plant offers him the chance to be the getaway driver on a no-risk robbery and the prospect of earning a quick $10,000 is just too good to turn down. Unfortunately, the victim of the robbery turns out to be a violent drug dealer who wants to be repaid $15,000 within a matter of days and isn't open to negotiation.Coincidentally, one of Nick's old college friends, Bryce (Josh Brolin) returns to Tropico at about the same time and is house-sitting a mansion for some friends of his wealthy family. Nick and Bryce meet at a local bar and towards the end of the evening, just as Nick leaves, Bryce picks up a girl and takes her back to his place to spend the night. In the early hours of the morning, Bryce phones Nick in a state of extreme panic and asks for his help. At Bryce's temporary home, he explains that the girl he met at the bar has accused him of rape and is in possession of an I.D. that confirms that she's underage. To make matters worse, Bryce responded to her accusation by dragging her downstairs to his basement and handcuffing her to a pool table.It transpires that, the events that took place between Bryce and the girl are part of a plan to get Nick out of the trouble he's in but he and his girlfriend Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) soon find themselves in even more serous trouble before a further series of twists lead the story to is surprising conclusion."Best Laid Plans" is easy on the eye with some striking shots of the local bar and diner and a colour palette that's perfect for the type of story it tells. Nick is a typical noir character who finds that everything he tries to do to get out of the tight spot he's in, only makes matters worse. Alessandro Nivola gives a strong performance as this rather cold, uncaring guy whose flawed judgement is his Achilles heel and Josh Brolin is convincing as the conceited English teacher who's frantic with worry about his own predicament but doesn't have an ounce of concern for anyone else.Reese Witherspoon plays the story's most sympathetic character as she makes some extremely uncomfortable compromises in order to help the man she loves and carries out her part in scamming Bryce with consummate skill. Her ability to convey the many facets of Lissa's personality is both impressive and subtle and provides this enjoyable movie with one of its strongest features.
david-4861
I wouldn't have even given it a 1, but they made me.Don't waste your time. I did, but I can't get that time back, so the best I can do is warn you not to waste your time on this film.It has by far the worst writing I've ever witnessed in film. You can see better editing and directing on You Tube.In fact, this is the worst film I have ever had the misfortune of seeing. It's amazing to me that this gets 6 stars.Either the cast is rating it, there are way too many bad movies produced, or people are really this stupid.So, I suppose it is possible that, if you're a moron, you'll love this film.
