Movie Cosmos - Best Laid Plans

Description:

Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.

Top Cast >

Alessandro Nivola

As Nick

Reese Witherspoon

As Lissa

Josh Brolin

As Bryce

Gene Wolande

As Lawyer

Jonathan McMurtry

As Vet

Terrance Sweeney

As Priest

Rebecca Klingler

As Diner Waitress

Rocky Carroll

As Bad Ass Dude

Kate Hendrickson

As Bar Waitress

Owen Bush

As Vagrant

Jesse Woodrow

As Roach Coach Clerk

Jamie Marsh

As Barry

Michael McCleery

As Recycling Owner

Terrence Howard

As Jimmy

Sean Nepita

As Freddie

Jody Wood

As Brushfire Cop

Teddy Vincent

As Lawyer Secretary

Mike Hagerty

As Charlie the Proprietor

Jane Morris

As Realtor

David Mandel

As Evangelist

Alec Berg

As Phone Guy No. 1

Jeff Schaffer

As Phone Guy No. 2

Top Crew >

Mike Barker

Director

Ted Griffin

Writer

Dwayne Shattuck

Unit Production Manager

Sean Patrick Crowell

Key Grip

Paul N. Martin

First Assistant Director

Steve Ruffing

Dolly Grip

Mark Strasburg

First Assistant Camera

Michelle Crenshaw

First Assistant Camera

Basil Grillo

Second Second Assistant Director

Nathaniel Goodman

Camera Operator

L. David Silva

Second Assistant Director

Nicki Roberts

Set Decoration

Lonnie S. Gatlin

Gaffer

Brenda Blatt

Key Hair Stylist

John Zachary

Art Direction

Kevin Hyde

Boom Operator

Reinhard Stergar

Sound Mixer

Brad Wilder

Key Makeup Artist

Clayton Fowler

Rigging Grip

Spike Silver

Stunt Coordinator

Diane Friedman

Location Manager

Gay Perello

Property Master

Jacqueline R. Clay

Script Supervisor

Harvey Malkin

Production Accountant

John Koth

Best Boy Grip

Sherilyn Stetz

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sloane U'Ren

Set Designer

Christopher Kahn

Assistant Production Coordinator

Linda Warrilow

Production Coordinator

David Sandefur

Assistant Art Director

Jim Sheldon

Still Photographer

Susan J. Bonno-Buckner

Post Production Accountant

Emily Schweber

Casting Associate

Sarah Yang

Production Secretary

Jeff Miller

Special Effects Assistant

Matthew Ballard

Transportation Coordinator

Jay Bartus

Special Effects

Guy J. Graves

Transportation Captain

Gary D'Amico

Special Effects Coordinator

Philip Bartko

Special Effects

Ann Shea

Art Department Coordinator

Glen Magers

Electrician

Gregory W. Smith

Steadicam Operator

Craig Armstrong

Original Music Composer

Sophie Becher

Production Design

Betsy Beers

Producer

Nancy Paloian

Co-Producer

Sloane Klevin

Editor

Sean Bailey

Producer

Mike Newell

Executive Producer

Mali Finn

Casting

Alan Greenspan

Producer

Chris Moore

Producer

Ben Seresin

Director of Photography

Gina-Raye Carter

Stunt Double

Susan Matheson

Costume Design

Simon Giles

Title Designer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (5/10)

"Nick" (Alessandro Nivola) reckons he is going to inherit a decent sized chunk from his late father, but when he discovers that there is nothing left he needs cash. Coaxed into being a getaway driver in a robbery that will net him $10,000 he is soon apprehended by the no-nonsense victim who demands $15,000 back - or else! He and his girlfriend "Lissa" (Reese Witherspoon) now concoct a rather elaborate plan to extort the money from his wealthy, nice-but-dim friend "Bryce" (Josh Brolin) by framing him for rape. The plot has plenty of twists and turns, but neither the acting nor the really quite banal dialogue sustain much of a sense of either menace or interest. Nivola hasn't the skill as an actor to engage us in this faintly ridiculous wheeze, and Witherspoon offers little either as we head to an especially dumb denouement. It's not just the robbery that is botched...

2022-04-28