Plot is unbelievable to the point of being incomprehensible.Samuel L. Jackson's acting was phone in at best. Luke Wilson appears to be sleep deprived or stoned during much of the movie. Don't waste your time.

The stage was set up nicely for Samuel L. Jackson and Luke Wilson in this thriller, but sad to say that the movie ended up being a bit too much. Now, the storyline was okay, but it just ended up being a bit over-the-top with the superiority of the Richie character.The story is about John, a Realtor down on his luck, who happens to meet Richie by random luck, and ends up dragged along on a murder-fueled ride by the mystery man who seems to know all about his life.While both stars of the movie were doing good jobs with their roles, the movie just ended up being somewhat of a confusing movie. While it is entertaining for what it was, it was just a bit too random.What works about the movie is that the energy and chemistry of the two main characters, thanks to Jackson and Wilson. And also that you don't really know what is up with the Richie character. And even once everything is revealed at the end, you are still somewhat left in the dark.A movie that had potential, just a shame that the overall result was something shambled out of a movie dryer. A bit too hectic and confusing for my liking. As such, I am rating it a mediocre five out of ten stars only.

So many layers to this film. It can also be interpreted in many different ways. Did Camus write this? I thought it was this and I thought it was that.....but the movie held my interest no matter which way it went and the surreal and quiet quality of this film kept held a tight grip at all times. Has John, the recently unemployed realtor /father gone to hell? Is Richie,his new out of control acquaintance the devil. Is John being punished for selling the homes of his neighbors who couldn't keep up their payments? Was it just a dream, his subconscious or real life? What does Richie want of John or us? What is the message they want us to take away? Nothing is as it seems. Maybe we are supposed to read into it what we want, as I did,which is what makes this film so great.

Weird, but despite all the negative opinions about this movie , I must confess that I thought it was a entertaining and ingeniously intertwined psychopathic film . I admit , it's not a simplistic story , sometimes it seems confusing and has a sudden end at which point you sit back and the only thing you can say is "Huh ?" . When you expect a movie with a comprehensible fluently told story, with not too many complications and no shocking impressions , and a happy feel good ending , you better look out for some soft Disney movie ."Meeting Evil " for me was a psychotic roller coaster trip where a typical day of a real estate agent very quickly turns into a horrible nightmare with a trip straight to hell . At one time I really had the impression that Samuel L. Jackson was the personification of the devil himself . That he came to help the poor guy John to take revenge at everyone who made his life hopeless and almost ruined it. And after that I had the idea that John was being transferred into a split personality and he himself was on a killing spree . As one of the detectives suggested, it is possible that someone on the verge of a personal bankruptcy and about to lose everything , could snap and start such a mayhem.SLJ plays , in my judgment , the hired assassin , who takes too much satisfaction in killing anyone who in his eyes is disturbing rude and hypocritical, in a masterful way . His staring was at times stunning. At moments a demonic destructive crazy look . The next moment a understanding and comforting look . Meanwhile using one liners of wisdom and restorative language so that John finally takes matters into his own hands .Luke Wilson had his lesser moments . Sometimes even in a disruptive manner . I think that if you have such an experience being tossed around the whole day from one improbable situation to another , you'll surely have an emotional , anxious and aggressive reaction . But the whole movie he acted as if he was attending a mega funeral. So sad and beaten down . On the other hand , maybe I would be acting in the same way when I was in his situation : an enormous debt , job lost , probably realizing that your wife is playing twister in bed with the muscular young handyman who constructs the pool .Leslie Bibb as John's wife , surprised me once when she was verbally sweeping the floor with the female detective. The frightened , average housewife suddenly transformed into a fury .As mentioned, it raises some questions at the end , but I am still convinced that Richie's statement is close to the ultimate truth . Besides, you can also see at the beginning there's the intention to shoot John. He had already opened the trunk of his car and his gun ready to shoot , but was stopped by the fact that the little girl with the dog was watching. There were only few minor things that weren't that great. First the sometimes rather weird actions of the police.And at the the end the struggle, knife waving and stabbing and hitting with a golfclub, looked hugely amateurish. But these disadvantages are outweighed by the whole of this highly entertaining thriller . A perfect film to start another movie weekend.