Best Laid Plans

Pros: Some strong acting; some interesting twists.
Cons: Romantic angle and mean-spirited thriller elements don't mix easily.

I have much to say about Best Laid Plans, but I'm afraid that I can't really say much of anything about it. To go into detail is to ruin the biggest pleasure the film has to offer--and if I did that, I'm afraid there's not too much else left to...

Pros: twisty and entertaining
Cons: sometimes confusing

rated R
Fox Searchlight Pictures
90 minutes
starring Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, Rocky Carroll, Michael G. Hagerty, Terrence Dashon Howard, Jamie Marsh
written by Ted Griffin
directed by Mike Barker
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Pros: Reese Witherspoon, supple score
Cons: Clever but not involving screenplay, mild direction

If the new century brings an end to any genre of movie, I pray it’s the type we’ll call ‘don’t believe your eyes’ thrillers. The Usual Suspects, Wild Things, and now Best Laid Plans are each built on a foundation of lies—by the time the ultimate truth is...

Pros: Excellent script, directing and acting
Cons: The romantic element needed more work

One of the most well plotted films to come to Hollywood in a while.
The movie opens with two college buddies at a bar, and then fades to a few hours later when one of the buddies calls the other because he may have raped an underage...

Pros: Great acting.
Cons: Has the whole dark, gloomy feel the whole time.

This was an amazing movie. If I were to say anything about the plot it would spoil the movie. I never even heard about this movie until i saw it in the video store. I picked it up and it looked interesting, so i rented it. I am so glad I...

Pros: Witherspoon
Cons: Poor plot development and ending

Best Laid Plans starring Allesandro Nivola and Reece Witherspoon was anything but one of my best laid plans. The movie was designed to be a drama with some comedic element but there were no laughs to be found.
Reece Witherspoon was very sexy in her...

Pros: great plot, good acting
Cons: not many people have heard of it

When I picked this movie up at the video store, I had never even heard of it and didn't know at all what it was about. Needless to say, I took a gamble with my $3.

Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised as it turned out to be a plot twisting...

Pros: Interesting plot, good acting
Cons: I almost got lost

The film "Best Laid Plans" begins with a guy calling his friend for help while he has a young girl tied up in the basement. At first we aren't exactly sure what is going on but it doesn't take long before we are plunged deep into this twisted plot. ...

Pros: Well-acted, twisting and intriguing story, Reese Witherspoon
Cons: Somewhat far-fetched plot

I hadn't ever heard of this film until it appeared in my video store, but with Reese Witherspoon, one of the best young actresses of our day (see Pleasantville, Election, and Freeway) on the cover box, I had to check it out. Although I was...

Pros: Wish I could name one
Cons: Boring!

I am not sure if disappointed is even close to how I felt after watching "Best Laid Plans". I am the type who can usually trust a person on what a movie is like. When I went to the video store last week, a friend of mine who works there said it...

Pros: Great Plot, Good Acting
Cons: Can't think of any

Best Laid Plans is a excellent, faced paced film. This is a must see movie for those of you who get tired of the same old boring plots. From the very beginning of this movie I was hooked!
The first scene opens with Nick (Alessandro Nivola) and...

Pros: good plot
Cons: plot is a little hard to follow

We rented Best Laid Plans when it first came out to the movie rentals. I had never heard anything about it. So we walked into it blindly.

I can not go to into detail about the plot or it will ruin the whole movie, so lets just say it is a...

Pros: Interesting story, good cast
Cons: Crime scam story

This movie tells the story of what some people
will do to scam a buck from other people. It is an
ok crime drama movie.

The film is about Nick (Alessandro Nivola) and
his girlfriend Lissa (Reese Witherspoon). They...

Pros: friend paid
Cons: all of it

Well what can i say about this movie. Well it's pretty boring from start to finish i didnt care to much about the characters in it really at all. the story was pretty badly done. The actors wernt that good i thought to much. i dont think this movie is...

Pros: interesting plot, Reese Witherspoon
Cons: ....

I had never heard of this movie, I just bought it because it was on sale and Reese Witherspoon was in it. No expectation whatsoever.
I found the plot to be somewhat interesting.
Nick is in trouble after being the driver in a runaway car after...