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"Do you ever feel evil?"
Feedstore accountant Hank Mitchell (Bill Paxton), his dim-witted brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton), and Jacob's nearly as dim-witted friend Lou Chambers (Brent Briscoe) came across a crashed small plane, a dead pilot, and more than four million dollars in cash in a wintery Minnesota nature preserve. They hatch a "simple plan" to take the money and stash it, allow the coming snow storm to cover their tracks, and lay low until someone else finds the plane and dead pilot.
Though the vow secrecy to each other, Hank shares the information with his pregnant wife Sarah (Bridget Fonda) who starts nosing around at the library for information. And when a farmer turns up dead with his ski-mobile, the conspirators panic and begin trying to figure out ways to be sure they aren't suspected of stealing the money.
Things only get more complicated from there.
Also appearing are Becky Ann Baker as Lou's wife; Chelcie Ross as the sheriff; Gary Cole as Neil Baxter who comes to town searchng for the plane; Bob Davis and Peter Syvertsen as FBI agents; and Bill Paxton's own father, John Paxton, as a feed store customer.
With foreboding Danny Elfman music.
Based on a novel by Scott B. Smith and directed by Sam Raimi.
Run time: 2 hours, 1 minute
Rated R fpr violence and language.
My personal rating: B
Feedstore accountant Hank Mitchell (Bill Paxton), his dim-witted brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton), and Jacob's nearly as dim-witted friend Lou Chambers (Brent Briscoe) came across a crashed small plane, a dead pilot, and more than four million dollars in cash in a wintery Minnesota nature preserve. They hatch a "simple plan" to take the money and stash it, allow the coming snow storm to cover their tracks, and lay low until someone else finds the plane and dead pilot.
Though the vow secrecy to each other, Hank shares the information with his pregnant wife Sarah (Bridget Fonda) who starts nosing around at the library for information. And when a farmer turns up dead with his ski-mobile, the conspirators panic and begin trying to figure out ways to be sure they aren't suspected of stealing the money.
Things only get more complicated from there.
Also appearing are Becky Ann Baker as Lou's wife; Chelcie Ross as the sheriff; Gary Cole as Neil Baxter who comes to town searchng for the plane; Bob Davis and Peter Syvertsen as FBI agents; and Bill Paxton's own father, John Paxton, as a feed store customer.
With foreboding Danny Elfman music.
Based on a novel by Scott B. Smith and directed by Sam Raimi.
Run time: 2 hours, 1 minute
Rated R fpr violence and language.
My personal rating: B
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