Meeting Evil (2012)
Average Rating: 2.6/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 7
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When John Fleton, a depressed suburban family man and recently fired realtor, offers to help a stranger, Richie, with his car, John is sucked into a surreal, nightmarish murder spree that forces him to question everything about his life, his mode of behavior, and the very nature of evil... -- (C) Magnolia
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Cast
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Luke Wilson
John, John Fleton -
Samuel L. Jackson
Richie -
Leslie Bibb
Joanie -
Peyton List
Tammy -
Muse Watson
Frank -
Tracie Thoms
Latisha -
Bret Roberts
Peter the Pool Guy -
Jason Alan Smith
Trevor -
Tina Parker
Rhonda -
Danny Epper
Redneck Driver -
Ryan Scott Lee
Scooter -
Samuel Robbins
David -
Gabrielle Harvey
Sam -
Danny Hannemann
Bartender -
Allie McConnell
Gas Station Attendant -
Jillian Batherson
Charlene -
Avi Lake
Little Girl with Dog -
James Townsend
Suburban Cop #1 -
Ritchie Montgomery
Suburban Cop #2 -
Charles Ferrara
Old Diner Patron -
Claire Conti
Diner Waitress -
Dustan Costine
State Policeman
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All Critics (9) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (7) | DVD (1)
Writer-director Chris Fisher flirts with over-the-top exaggeration so often during Meeting Evil that auds might wish he'd gone all the way and dialed everything up to 11.
Top CriticIt features tons of poor decisions, from the overwrought and intrusive musical score to bad-joke one liners from the main characters down to the supporting ones. The worst decision either actor made was actually appearing in this awful film.
A cheap slasher flick with some talented actors masking the banality with clever dialogue...
...just another hopelessly incompetent direct-to-video thriller...
If you don't mind style over substance, a bit of the old cat-and-mouse, and you enjoy watching Samuel L. Jackson making people squirm, then hop in, strap up, and hold on.
Samuel L. Jackson has fun chewing the scenery as a deranged killer in this otherwise formulaic thriller.
Chris Fisher so over-directs his material that the action takes on the sheen of a parody or, at least, of a film that doesn't realize its clichés are being exaggerated to the point of absurdity.
There's something about seeing Samuel L. Jackson with a gun and an attitude that promises more than this meager effort is willing to offer.
Audience Reviews for Meeting Evil
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Not bad or great just average movie. I just finished watching the movie & it was the most boring, unauthentic movie I've watched in a long time. The main characters stumble from one unbelievable scenario into the next one, Luke Wilson's role always behaves strange and/or totally wrong and stupid plus the dialogs are shallow and far-fetched. The scenes flow doesn't make sense at all, nothing gets to be explained. The ending gives a little insight but doesn't really makes up to it.
The real estate agent John is down on his luck: he has been just fired from his job; his home has been sent into foreclosure; and his marriage is going downhill. On his birthday, his wife Joanie has an argument with him and she takes their children walking. Out of the blue, stranger Richie knocks on his front door and asks for help, since his car is not starting. John helps to push the car but hurts his leg, and Richie offers to take him to the hospital. Richie is inconvenient and along their journey, John realizes that the man is a psychopath killer that commits a spree killing everywhere they go. Then, Richie releases John on the road and tells him that he will pay a visit to Joanie and his children. Meanwhile, the police detectives Frank and his partner Latisha Rogers suspect that John is the serial-killer and they pressure Joanie to tell where John might be. Further, they discover that John and Joanie are cheating each other with a colleague and with a worker respectively.
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- Richie: I'm gonna slit his fucking throat!
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- John Fleton: I'm doin' everything I can.
- Joanie: What if that's not enough?
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- Richie: All I do is kill people who are already dead.
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