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Everybody Has a Plan

R 2012 1h 58m Crime Drama List
34% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 24% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Desperate to begin a new life, a man (Viggo Mortensen) assumes his late twin's identity. He gets more than he bargained for when he unwittingly becomes swept up in his brother's criminal dealings.
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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk An Argentinian life-swap thriller with Viggo Mortensen playing twins? Sounds promising - but Everybody Has A Plan doesn't quite go according to plan. Rated: 2/5 Sep 5, 2017 Full Review Paul Fairclough Little White Lies At heart it's a crime flick, but Piterbarg has woven in a woozy psychological undercurrent with a powerful pull that places it a cut above. Rated: 4/5 May 30, 2013 Full Review Cath Clarke Time Out Hats off to Viggo Mortensen. The actor pulls off playing identical twins in this Argentinian thriller - which never quite lives up to his talents. Rated: 3/5 May 21, 2013 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A unique, fascinating, noir-tinged exercise in the swamps. Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Jason Solomons The Mail on Sunday (UK) Directed by Ana Piterbarg, the film is moody and often beautiful, entering an almost lost world. However, it is also beset with pomposity and heaviness that make it as sluggish as the muddy delta where much of it is set. Rated: 2/5 Oct 31, 2017 Full Review Richard Haridy Quickflix Mortensen's pensive, Gothic brooding makes this an entirely watchable but ultimately unsuccessful piece of art-house swamp-noir. Rated: 3/5 Nov 25, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Not bad, but it's quite slow. Viggo is perfect, as always. I feel like this could have been really good with about half an hour shaved off. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member When the Queen bee does a bad job, it can be replaced. What about humans? When being the boss we can manage on our own. When being the boss we need help. When being the boss we answer to another boss. When being the boss, we are always not seen, and when our workers don't do it right we take matters in our own hands. When we are more than 1 boss, when we have another job. When doing our job doesn't mean our work ends when we are boss of a household/family. When we share being bosses at home. When we are a boss outside the household, making them the boss all day. When we need help in other places as boss we can't handle. When there is too much work, we can't sleep. When we were a different boss, we gave up when we are not cut out for it. When others can be the boss all alone, when they are used to that. When raising a family is not about being the boss but being their parents together. When we act less than a boss and more like a child among bosses. When being the boss we put our well being forward. When our well being is least important when we have work to do. When being the boss we care less how we look in public. When being identical, we are both bosses that act differently at times. When being the boss, we both are live different lifestyles suitable for king. When we don't answer to own bosses, when we have duties as the boss to focus. When other things are more important than being the boss or work, when our health is at stake. When being more than 1 boss we are profitable. When asking another boss to do your own work, we do not as bosses, but family, when its a serious health issue. When being the boss we bask at our fortunes. When being the boss, it's doesn't matter when your wanted dead. When being the boss in some places it's not fortunate as you think. When replacing the boss and looking like the boss, expect all the bosses fortunes and misfortunes. When we are the boss in another place, profession, and identity we inherit more then we bargained for. When being a boss undercover, we try to blend in and fit in, without any suspicions. When being the boss, we are not better than original boss. When being the wrong boss, others notice. When being the wrong boss we totally a different boss. When being the wrong boss in other things we make up elsewhere. When we inherit more than we bargained for and life is good. When we always liked the boss. When we are honest boss in somethings, but a dishonest boss in others. When others don't notice a thing about the right boss gone. When we are trying to follow the steps of the boss, but it leads us nowhere, when the boss did nothing. When we are the boss, we are the boss for every decision. When we feel threatened by the bosses decision making and over poweringness, that we need to escape. When we are seeing a different side of the boss, when its too late. When being the boss, we don't feel a thing for those we boss around. When being the boss we don't feel much then. When being the boss, we mourn many losses that were dear to us. When being the boss we mourn the losses of other things. When being the boss, we mourn many losses that were dear to us. When being the boss we mourn the losses of other things when our lives are destroyed. When we are naturally not a boss, but desire the boss' ways. When be the boss has its benefits. When we naturally have the good makings of a good boss, when we express our views. In other things we are not a good boss in. In other things we are the boss in somethings. When other bosses noticed the difference in the boss. When being both bosses, and a different person, we threaten the bosses power. When being the boss, we get right to work again and exercise our power. When in a different place, different person, we would never challenge the bosses decisions when he was the right boss, but things are different now. When we are subordinates and less a boss, when we wish life was different. When challenging the boss means challenging the bosses power. When it's not the bosses power, money, or feeling of being with the boss we desire, but a way out. When there is another way out, when we are caught stealing from the boss. When being the boss, we come to know and feel the right person is up for the job. When challenging the bosses strength and smarts, we easily defeat him. When we just prefer others being the boss when the decision is made. When being the boss in other things, we can't save ourselves. When being the boss, we risk everything for a better life, better position, better everything to only lose it all. Visuals-3 Directing- 4 Music-3.5 Level of Interest-4 Complexity-4 Acting-4.5 Timing-5 Twist & Turns-5 *When a film doesn't support a strong sense of music, and visuals to set the mood, but effective based on the acting and storyline. Twist and turns that went nowhere. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty dark film about Viggo Mortenson killing his twin brother and then taking over his life. As you would. Interestingly filmed in some Argentinian backwater the film is just a bit dull Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A very slow moving film, but the most impressive role for Viggo Mortensen to date. Whilst the twin thing has been tackled many times, certain scenes where Viggo appeared as both were impressive from a film making perspective, worth sticking with for the acting above anything else Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Bien que semblant un peu desoriente, Viggo Mortensen parvient a habiter ce polar qui flotte passablement... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Viggo the chameleon great storyline and so wonderfully done in Spanish a flawless performance Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Desperate to begin a new life, a man (Viggo Mortensen) assumes his late twin's identity. He gets more than he bargained for when he unwittingly becomes swept up in his brother's criminal dealings.
Director
Ana Piterbarg
Producer
Christophe Friedel, Gerardo Herrero, Viggo Mortensen
Screenwriter
Ana Piterbarg
Production Co
Tornasol Films S.A.
Rating
R (Sexuality|Language|Some Brutal Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 58m
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