The Lesser Evil

1998 "Four friends. A deadly secret. One choice."

The Lesser Evil

6.5 | 1h33m | R | en | Drama

Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to sort out the deadly details of one fateful afternoon in their past, when they all skipped school - and their lives were altered forever. Now the haunting truth has caught up with them, along with the reality that they are probably heading for jail. But in the soul-searching angst of deciding right from wrong, the though of going down after all this time seems incomprehensible. And with the authorities hot on their trail, the old friends quickly realize that someone has to pay and their only option to remain free is to sacrifice the only thing they've held on to for years... each other!

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6.5 | 1h33m | R | en | Drama , Thriller | More Info

Released: October. 01,1998 | Released Producted By: Moondog Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Colm Feore , Tony Goldwyn , Arliss Howard

Director

C. Daniel Hall

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Reviews

fubared1 One or 2 good performances, but other than that this is total waste of time. Poorly directed with a totally predictable 'twist' ending that is thoroughly unsatisfying. In fact the only reason I am offering a review for this little mess is because of all the 'good' reviews. How people can be so taken in by this crap these days is beyond me. About the only thing interesting in this flick is when one of the young boys moons one of the others. The fact that none of the 'older' men looks a thing like his young counterpart doesn't help the confusion. It took me till almost the end of the movie to figure out which kid went with which adult, but then I cared so little about any of the characters that I didn't really bother to try. Oh, there is at least one other good thing about this. The fact that the murderer turns out to be a Catholic priest. At least that much is true. Now if they had only made him an alcoholic child molester as well, they would have gotten the character right.

Ada i give this movie a nine and a half out of ten, it's one of the best movie's that i've ever seen. it was just a great movie, well acted, the direction was well done, the only things i didn't like were the actions of some of the characters. however, the movie was so well done, and the ultimate question posed was so interesting (and so well expressed) that this movie seems nearly flawless.

Michael O'Keefe A very talented double cast of characters and excellent use of flashbacks makes for a very good dark drama. Four young friends meet in an abandon quarry and a devious prank turns into an accidental double murder. The four go their separate ways and meet again as adults when the authorities get close to solving the crime by tracing the gun back to one of the four. Now the four turn on each other in order to protect themselves.The four adult friends are played by David Paymer, Tom Goldwyn, Arlis Howard and Colm Feore. Their younger counterparts are Adam Scott, Jonathan Scarfe, Marc Warden and Steven Petrarca. Both sets of actors were brilliant. Not exactly predictable and enough tension to curl the hair on the back of your neck. One minute you feel sorry for each of these characters and then a few moments later you want to slap a knot on them yourself. Suspense and nail biting galore. You wear yourself out just watching.

romar-2 "The Lesser Evil" was the opening film at the first San Diego International Film Festival in June 1998. This suspenseful drama reveals the terrifying events that take place when four high-school friends make a big mistake. The story is told in flashbacks as the four, now adults, meet again to try to maintain the secret they have kept for years. Several surprises and one really scary night in the woods will hold your interest. The double cast, one for the early events and another for the present, is quite good.