Saw A Simple Plan. If you like films in which everything is a predictable rehash of bits you've seen before told in a pretentious way featuring characters who never, ever make an intelligent decision but instead get across the movie's MESSAGE--here, "greed is bad"--then this is right up your alley. Perhaps that's too simple; the message is actually the never-before-expounded "even good people can be corrupted by the prospect of riches."
Laughed a couple of times at just how clumsy this effort was and it was suspenseful for about five minutes somewhat near the end, but otherwise D-.
That's probably harsh, because as Ace says, most films are bad, and I wasn't totally bored with A Simple Plan--which is the worst sin. But I was still surprised at just how awful it was, especially since Billy Bob Thornton received an Oscar nomination. His performance is woeful, regardless, a Hollywood version of what that kind of character is like and never the least bit authentic to me. Think Lenny in Of Mice and Men.
