Review of The Big White (2005) by Filipeneto — 30 Aug 2018

This film is based on an ingenious and macabre plan for a man to lay hands on his own brother's life insurance money by forging his death. The plot recalls the movie "A Simple Plan" a bit, but it works basically as a black comedy, which may not please everyone. The plot starts well, and with a fairly good premise for comedy. However, although it works well and makes people laugh, it is very predictable, not being able to surprise the audience.

Robbin Williams is the protagonist, and is perfectly at ease with his character, an ingenious and sly man. The actor's excellent performance is, moreover, sufficient reason to give this film a chance. He's fun and makes us laugh. The rest of the cast, where we can see names like Holly Hunter (in a nasty personage, dislikeable to the public) and Giovanni Ribisi (the agent of the insurer, who is the first one to suspect the fraud), was unable to follow Williams and give the public something excellent . They limited themselves to supporting the protagonist.

Technically, it's a regular movie. Cinematography and the soundtrack do not bring anything original. It is not a film that surprises us from the technical point of view and the most interesting, here are some plans of the icy landscapes of the Alaca, which are visually beautiful.

So what we have here is a regular black comedy, with a predictable and unoriginal but effective script. The film, however, would be much worse if it did not involve Williams.