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Actors: Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Simple Plan |
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Finding a bagful of lost money, would in most cases, be a ticket to easy street, that is, unless things go horribly wrong as in this edge-of-the-seat thriller. Hank Mitchell(Bill Paxton) was a regular small town guy happy with a job and an expecting wife but his life was destined to be turned upside down on a New Years Eve. With his eccentric brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton) and a friend Lou he dicovers a small plane buried in the snow. Out of curiousity, they explore the wreckage and what comes out is a bag with 4 million in hard currency. After hesitating initially, they decide to keep the money and play the waiting game. If anybody comes after the money, they burn it, otherwise they divide the booty. A relatively simple plan. Or so it seemed.
Things start going haywire the moment Hank tries to make it a "perfect" crime by putting some of the money back into the plane. He ends up smothering a man who sees him and Jacob there. Jacob confides in Lou about the incident and Lou starts to blackmail Hank. Meanwhile Hank's wife Sarah (Bridget Fonda) recovers a newspaper article which reveals that the money was actually the ransom amount for a kidnapped girl. Hank and Jacob are questioned by a federal agent, but they discover - to their horror - that it is one of the kidnappers, masquerading as the FBI, who has come back to get his money.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Simple Plan |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- chasing money/treasure
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- salesman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
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