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A Simple Plan (1998)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 6/18

6/18: Stupid people do stupid things.

That's the theme in A Simple Plan. I have to say the movie is realistic, preferring it over Fargo. It's a classic case of overthinking or rather people trying to be smart for their own good. Of course, the whole plan, albeit simple, backfires on them, and it's been one needless mess after another.

The acting is terrific, most especially from Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton who garnered his second straight Oscar nomination by playing a creepy-looking dude. If there's a time that Bill Paxton should've been nominated, this is it.

All in all, a character-driven picture, A Simple Plan is better than Fargo.

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