I don't normally get squeamish about film, but this one was hard for me to watch. I knew pretty much what was going to happen. It just hurt to watch it. The plot begins with a couple of local yokels and a brother and friend, coming upon a crashed plan in the snow and finding millions of dollars. I live in rural Minnesota and that place looked like a hundred I've seen. Of course, they had that moment of "should we turn this in?" or "Should we keep it for ourselves." One look at two of these guys and there is no question which direction it's going to go. The key element is that the "sensible" one sets up a scheme by which they can put off spending the money and all be rich...at a future time. We all know what's coming. The movie is about the relationship among these three and what happens to them as a result of their simple plan. There's that old saying, "Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead," or something like that. How this movie plays out is satisfying but so hurtful to watch. In essence, we kind of like these guys. They each have their own issues, for some just plain stupidity. I gritted my teeth and watched, but I can't get it out of my thoughts.
Review of A Simple Plan
