Meeting Evil

2012
5.3| 1h29m| R| en| More Info
Released: 03 May 2012 Released
Producted By: Sony Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.magnetreleasing.com/meetingevil/
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Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the weak-willed John into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Crime

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Director

Chris Fisher

Production Companies

Sony Pictures

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Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System
Tetrady not as good as all the hype
BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See
Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
kld0068 "John, what is it you really want?" "Meeting Evil" is a story of a man who becomes caught up in a escalating sequence of events which become bigger than himself. Reminiscent of "U Turn" starring Sean Penn, or old Twilight Zone episodes, the story is creepy and compelling. Samuel L. Jackson, as usual, delivers a terrific performance as the quiet, calm, yet seething with chilling intensity serial killer. This was a decent enough movie for a rainy Saturday night. It had enough twists and turns to make it interesting.
Floated2 Meeting Evil is a past time crime thriller starring Luke Wilson and Samuel L. Jackson. Throughout the film, Jackson (Ritchie) has fun chewing the scenery as a deranged killer in this otherwise formulaic thriller that provides some campy amusement before running out of gas. John (Luke Wilson) is an unlucky suburban realtor whose life spins out of control after an innocent encounter with a mysterious stranger (Jackson) who wears a fedora. John soon finds himself held hostage during a terroristic spree that later threatens his wife (Leslie Bibb) and children. The film is a decent watch, it won't be too high but it is well entertaining at some areas and the characters provide some great profanity. Though, the film can be somewhat uncertain at points and have several filler moments. The highlight is Samuel L. Jackson's character as he steals the film right from his opening scene. Although somewhat predictable, Meeting Evil is mainly just a onetime watch.
Part_One ....and confused as to what people expect from a film when they leave reviews on here. If you wish to watch a film that is easy to understand, has a beginning, middle and happy ending where all is explained so there is no doubt in your mind as to what you have watched then I think you will find most Disney films provide this. If you, however, enjoy a disturbing, complicated and different story that may leave you pondering the outcome then maybe give this a watch but do not complain if it was too complicated for your comprehension or you need a running commentary to explain what is happening or you cannot grasp the subtleties of the tale.Well acted on the whole, fast paced and I enjoyed it. Not the best film ever by a long chalk but also not the worse. Having suffered Iron Man 3 (being a huge fan of the current super hero genre) and being bored to tears on Christmas Day for two and a half hours I can honestly say I would rather have seen this.
Film Watchin Fool My Score: 5.5Meeting Evil is somewhat intriguing at first glance because we see big names such as Samuel L. Jackson and Luke Wilson as the headliners. John Felton (Wilson) is a down on his luck realtor, who is in debt and dealing with losing the dream life he has built for his family. A seemingly random knock on his door by mad men Richie (Samuel L. Jackson) to help with his broke down car sends Wilson on a terrifying string of events.The movie has potential, but never really comes to fruition and is quite unrealistic at points. Samuel L. Jackson does a fine job, Luke Wilson is solid, and the remainder of the cast does a nice job as well. The glaring issue with the movie is how the story plays out and the fact that it leaves the audience with plenty of unresolved questions.It isn't awful and marginally entertaining, but there are better movies that fit this mold that I would recommend instead: Phone Booth (2002), Collateral (2004), Dead Calm (1989) to name a few.