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THE LESSER EVIL

Colm Feore, David Paymer (1997, MGM, 105 mins., R)

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Rated: R; Genre: Suspense; With: Colm Feore, Tony Goldwyn, Arliss Howard and David Paymer

D+

By Troy Patterson

Troy Patterson

Troy Patterson is a critic for EW. He lives in Brooklyn.

Characterized by static direction, brooding performances, and a ''serious'' theme, this noir is drearily somber on every level. Four high school friends reunite when one falls under investigation for a 22-year-old murder. The scheming and screaming that follows is supposed to be ethically heavy; it's really fluff recycled from hundreds of pop morality plays. ''Reel Goodies (0:51'') In a heated standoff, Paymer fires a bullet through a TV screen -- an exact parallel to the frustrated viewer's fantasies. ''The Last Detail Busy'' character actor Paymer may redeem himself this fall with turns in ''Mumford and The Hurricane.''

Posted Sep 24, 1999

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