Spaceygirl I caught this on the local Action channel and was expecting mindless entertainment, or as we say in South Africa, "Skop, skiet en Donner", translation: "shooting, kicking and beating up". :) Boy, was I wrong! This film is much too cerebral to be on an action channel whose main attraction is a Steven Seagal festival! It's brilliant. It has such a good story that grips you from start to finish. The acting is outstanding, all the male leads are superb, Colm Feore, David Paymer and Arliss Howard putting in usually good performances.The script is excellent and the cinematography top notch for what is essentially a B-movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it and can recommend it highly.

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.

George Parker "The Lesser Evil" tells of four grown men who have been keeping a secret since they were close friends in high school some 20 years in the past. Something has happened to bring them together again. The drama unfolds with the telling of two stories, past and present, with two casts of actors. The film whets interest, gathers momentum, and builds anticipation leading to a denouement which delivers a kick and nicely ties up the loose ends. A well crafted film with only a few subtle flaws required to make the story work, "TLE" is an engrossing, fast moving watch.

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.