Meeting Evil

A tense & gripping movie that will have you guessing till the end. Sam Jackson plays same guy as usual but it works. I say B+
"The world hurts people John, I come in after the hurt. All I do is kill people who are already dead." John (Wilson) is having a bad day. He didn't sell the house he wanted and lost his job. Just when he thinks it can't get any worse Richie (Jackson) shows up and asks for help with his car. Soon he becomes involved in a murderous rampage that he can't escape from. I have to start by saying that I am not a big Sam Jackson fan at all. To me he really can't act and plays himself in pretty much every movie he does. That said it really works in this movie. Wilson is good as a weak willed man taken in my Jackson's fast talking character. This is a movie where you feel tense almost the entire time and that feeling adds to the excitement of the movie. The movie kept me guessing the entire time and actually had a little twist at the end that I was not expecting. This movie is a little unbelievable but that doesn't hurt the movie at all. I wasn't sure what to expect from this going in and I was...

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
John (Luke Wilson) sells real estate but doesn't sell enough as the bills are mounting. While his wife (Leslie Bibb) is out for a walk, Samuel L. Jackson stops by and through a series of events, John is riding shotgun in a well dressed Jackson's GTO...a man we know has issues. Jackson acts a bit psychotic, confrontational, and criminal, so much so John wants him to take him back home.

John, without his cell phone or wallet, finds himself in the uncomfortable position where he is at the mercy of strangers. (Un)fortunately he meets Tammy, an office affair and the threesome take off down the road in her car. Jackson seems to know more about these people than he should. Jackson seems to have been written as John's alter ego. He is what the meek mild John is holding inside. Only together can they be complete. This becomes apparent when Jackson proclaims, "We are in this together."

The movie ends with a twist, but not one without hints. The movie was good, and a cut...

Stunning
I really enjoyed this film. The acting of Samuel L Jackson is superb and it is slow at times but definitely would like to see it again

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