A SIMPLE PLAN. AN INSTANT FORTUNE. JUST ADD WATER.Ā
Heavy rain causes a river to flood a town in Indiana; as a security guard (Christian Slater) tries to evacuate a money transport, Jim (Morgan Freeman) and his gang see an opportunity to seize it. Cinematographer Mikael Salomonās directing debut is a disaster/action movie hybrid that takes advantage of every dangerous situation a flooding might cause. The film looks good, but the constant raining eventually wears you out. The story is simple, has no credibilityā¦ and frankly, itās hard to believe Freeman as the bad guy.Ā
1998-U.S. 96 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed byĀ Mikael Salomon. Cast: Morgan Freeman (Jim), Christian Slater (Tom), Randy Quaid (Mike), Minnie Driver, Ed Asner, Michael Goorjian… Betty White.
Trivia: John Woo was allegedly considered for directing duties.