The Settlement

Reviewed by: RubberDucky

September 8,2000

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rented The Settlement and i enjoyed it as did my date. a fun little movie that never really takes itself too seriously and just seems to want to entertain.

William Fichtner was great as a slime ball (his usual part, really) and John C. Reilly was .. well, competent. the rest of the cast did a good job turning in decent performances.

the story is centered on the 2 actors listed above as life insurance policy buyers who give money now in order to collect when the person croaks. well, if the person does croak. the 2 are on bad times (those damn doctors and their miracle cures) and are about to go bust when in plops a woman with a $2 million policy she'll sell for $500K. well, of course they have to go thru shady people to get the money and of course nothing is as it seems.

still, an enjoyable movie that is most defiantly worth a rental even if the ending isn't that hard to guess.