A Simple Plan (1998)

Location: University Center 212
Seen Before: Yes
Rating: 2.5

The first two times I watched this Sam Raimi-directed drama/thriller, I thought it was fine but it really left me feeling uneasy for some reason (not unlike Hudsucker). Watching it this time around, I realized just how stereotypical the characters are, how clumsily the plot is handeled, and how John Steinbeck is tossing in his grave due to the pitiful way in which this film makes a mockery of his wonderful Of Mice and Men in its competely unrealistic final moments. What we have here is the poor-man's Fargo.