Two brothers and a friend happen upon a crashed plan and find a duffle bag containing $4.4 million in Sam Raimi's Fargo-esque morality tale. After some debate our trio decides to take the money and then sit on it for 6 months, if no one comes around looking for it they plan on splitting it up 3 ways and all leaving their small Minnesota town. Complications inevitably ensue, greed, short sightedness, family secrets and a steadily increasing body count, then the FBI shows up.
Subtle this ain't, it's all a little much. Solid work from Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda and Gary Cole, with Billy Bob Thorton giving the standout performance. 'Fargo', 'Tresure of the Sierra Madra' and the Book of Job are the obvious points of reference here. While there is some good stuff I found the movie overwhelming and stressful, an anxious watch. I can see what they were going for but the films not quite artfull enough to fully pull it off. **1/2
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