| Best Laid Plans | | Cast : | Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin | | Director : | Mike Barker | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | April 15, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | February 26, 2005 | | Summary | shocking and a very hooking story | Content
 | see this
it will shock you
move you
thrill you
excite you
chill you
freak you out
it's one amazing, strange movie
it really takes a while to understand it at times
but it has many valuable lessons one can learn
Witherspoons performance is shattering and remarkable among other things. a great movie. will be seen more times then I can count the next times I play it in my player |
| Rating | | | Date | December 02, 2004 | | Summary | No harm, no foul | Content
| At first glance this would appear to be a VERY serious movie. The opening 1/2 hour or so reminded me of the movie BODY SHOTS, which is a rather disturbing film. What is most intriguing about this story is that it is a complete farce and the movie seems to change colors like some sort of a chameleon. What you end up with is something totally different than what you think you're getting in the beginning.
Reese Witherspoon stars once again as a sort-of young girl lost type persona. She seems to be somewhat typecast for this type of role as in many ways her character is not so different from the ones she portrayed in TWILIGHT and FREEWAY. While the present film is not quite as off-the-wall as FREEWAY, it is still pretty far out in left-field.
If you're a fan of Reese Witherspoon or films that are on the fringes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, this one might be for you. While there are many obvious clues during the film as to what's going on, I did not take them seriously enough to figure this plotline out before the final revelation. Can you? |
| Rating | | | Date | April 01, 2004 | | Summary | PSEUDO-NOIR THAT FAILS TO DELIVER | Content
| Despite an intriguing set-up and attractive cast, this tepid wannabe film noir blows its potential with uneven pacing, idiotic plot twists, and a weak third act. The abrupt, out-of-left-field ending, replete with a half-hearted attempt at a dramatic payoff, only adds insult to injury. The supposedly black comedy that other reviewers mention seemed to have eluded me entirely. The rip-off wave between friends is set up nicely, but the characters are flat and uninteresting, and the self-consciously stylish cinematography didn't help in getting into them, just leaving a hollowly stylish exterior. A drab and ultimately forgettable film, not a bad way to kill an afternoon perhaps but surely not a keeper. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 28, 2003 | | Summary | The Desire to Leave... | Content
| In the town of xxx it seems like nothing ever changes and Nick desires to get out of xxx. When Nick's father dies he thinks he will be able to leave with the help of the inheritance that his father has left for him. However, on the way to the funeral Nick meets Lissa. Nick and Lissa become lovers and after some problems with the inheritance it seems like Nick cannot leave xxx. This in turn leads to some fishy business that snowballs and the story takes some interesting turns that build up a dynamic plot. Best Laid Plans is a contemporary film-noir that offers a suspenseful plot with intriguing sub plots. This leads the audience through a deceitful story that is built on a terrific script, which at the end seems to plunge due to some awkward moments in the film. Overall, this film provides a tolerable cinematic experience. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 21, 2003 | | Summary | Fabulous | Content
| This film illistrates the human desire for freedom. A man (Nivola) has fallen in a hole and he needs cash fast. His girfriend (Witherspoon) goes to the extremes to dig him out. This is Witherspoons finest role yet. She takes you deep inside her characters mind and shows how love and compassion direct the character through her toughest decisions. Lissa (witherspoon) and her boyfriend (Nivola) need to get out of this town- find out what they will do to do so. |
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