Sometimes good people do evil things.

Starring: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe, Jack Walsh, Chelcie Ross, Gary Cole

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"I remember my father telling me what he thought that it took for a man to be happy. Simple things, really. A wife he loves, a decent job, friends and neighbors who like and respect him. And for a while there, without hardly even realizing it, I had all that. I was a happy man." – Hank Mitchell

Why watch this? It's hard to keep a secret... especially one involving three people and lots of free money.

Plot Summary: In rural Minnesota, brothers Hank and Jacob, along with their friend Lou, discover a crashed plane with a dead pilot and $4.4 million in cash. Hank, initially reluctant, agrees with the others to hide the money and wait six months before splitting it, reasoning that if no one comes looking for it, they'll be safe. However, this simple plan quickly unravels as mistrust, greed, and mounting pressures lead to lies, deceit, and violence.

Dad's Preview: This is a perfect film about the consequences of one really dumb decision. Two brothers stumble upon a bag of money in a remote plane wreck. Who can't use a bag of money, right? However, the most important thing: you can't tell anyone... which, of course, proves impossible in less than a day. The cold, relentless winter setting fits the atmosphere as friends, even brothers, become people no longer trustworthy. This film is like watching a car wreck in slow-motion. You know where it is going, and nothing can stop it.    

Mutual Film Co., Savoy Pictures, British Broadcasting Corp., Tele-München;
UGC-PH, Toho-Towa, Marubeni, Newmarket Capital Gp.; Paramount Pictures

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