I immediatly found myself engrossed into The Lesser Evil, it's strong cast and fascinating plot gripped me and I expected something really quite special.
Alas it wasn't to be, but the film certainly does have it's merits regardless.
It has a real Stephen King feel to it, telling the story of 4 friends who meet up for the first time in 20yrs and are forced to face their sins. Set across both present and flashbacks I'm almost surprised it's not Kings work.
Starring several industry veterans including Colm "Storm of the Century" Feore and David Paymer along with current popular comedy star Adam Scott the performances were never going to be in question.
The plot starts off strong but starts to struggle, by the end it's devoid of originality and the fascination had long since waned.
This is one of those films that genuinely saddened me as I hoped for something really quite good here. It's still interesting and the cast are fantastic, but it feels like potential not only squandered but thoroughly butchered.
The Good:
Some competent writing
The Bad:
Some of the young to old casting is awful
Loses steam
Naff finale which doesn't really make much sense
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Religion isn't part of reality, wait no I already knew that
Alas it wasn't to be, but the film certainly does have it's merits regardless.
It has a real Stephen King feel to it, telling the story of 4 friends who meet up for the first time in 20yrs and are forced to face their sins. Set across both present and flashbacks I'm almost surprised it's not Kings work.
Starring several industry veterans including Colm "Storm of the Century" Feore and David Paymer along with current popular comedy star Adam Scott the performances were never going to be in question.
The plot starts off strong but starts to struggle, by the end it's devoid of originality and the fascination had long since waned.
This is one of those films that genuinely saddened me as I hoped for something really quite good here. It's still interesting and the cast are fantastic, but it feels like potential not only squandered but thoroughly butchered.
The Good:
Some competent writing
The Bad:
Some of the young to old casting is awful
Loses steam
Naff finale which doesn't really make much sense
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Religion isn't part of reality, wait no I already knew that