Too much of everything

That was an excellent one.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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.

This is a psychological thriller that cries for mercy. John Felton(Luke Wilson)is an unhappy man experiencing a day that can only get worse. John's birthday finds him losing his real estate job, his home edging into foreclosure, and his wife Joanie(Leslie Bibb)wanting a divorce. Although usually generous and sympathetic, Mr. Felton has every right to feel depressed and kick every dog in the neighborhood if need be. Joanie leaves taking the kids for a walk, when a strange well dressed man comes to the door asking for help. John offers assistance and is sucked into a nightmarish killing spree. The stranger is named Richie, but you swear he is the devil himself. John is accidentally injured trying to get a car started, little knowing he'll be riding shotgun with a lunatic with a head full of violence. John will end up being forced to make decisions what foul acts would he be willing to commit to save his wife and family. Dark, suspenseful, violent and just scary enough to make MEETING EVIL fun to watch. No doubt about it...Richie is one bad man! Also in the cast: Muse Watson, Peyton List, Jason Alan Smith, Tina Parker and Tracie Thoms.

Psycho thriller with classic Sam Jackson at his campy best. All the acting was top notch, but the movie was hard to figure out. I loved that you never really knew where it was going. Neither did the protagonist. And I really liked the main characters. They were believable and respectable. The goal of this film wasn't to spell everything out for the viewer, but to take you for a ride. Not knowing what was going on the whole time was engrossing for me. That's what the protagonist was going through. So I identified with him and his decisions throughout.Really, I don't know why there are so few good reviews on this film. Perhaps one thing to keep in mind is people lie and manipulate. Especially evil psycho people. They also tend to target someone, usually someone they're jealous of, to mess with. If that's never happened to you before, this film is going to mess with your mind!I was looking for more symbolism in the story and visuals. But the messages were all in the characters' actions, including a great allegorical story in addition to the main story. Plus a nice philosophy at the end. Had a bad day, but the sun will rise again tomorrow. Enjoyable re-watch. I love that it didn't stress me out with torture or suspense, but has multiple layers of depth. The movie is way better than I'm making it sound. Just roll with it!

Viewing this film gives me hope for the films that often don't make it to the big screen. It's not your typical rushed together "bill-payer film". It's clearly put together really well, with Samuel l Jackson playing the omniscient skilled killer "Richie". And Luke Wilson playing the dumbfounded "John" the pair set out on a journey... "I'm the only person that hasn't given up on you, John" every word that comes out of "Richie's" mouth demands respect. A very interesting aspect to this film is that Chris Fisher insures that the statements that Richie says actually can be seen as true in some way."Stop trying to figure me out. I got my own ideas.""I know I can act a little strangely sometimes. Just because I'm a little different doesn't make me a bad guy."It's quite weird in the fact that i found myself days later actually remembering his quotes, with Samuel l Jacksons raspy voice ringing in my ears.Although a thriller, i couldn't help but laugh at the brashness and lack of emotion that Richie shows. A example of this is when they are being chased by a husband of a woman that Richie just killed along with several others. The mans truck eventually stops with the car stopping also "let's rip his throat out". It's actually quite comical at times with John acting as the sensible mediator between Richie and the world.However i do have to say that the scenes without Richie and John failed to stimulate me as much ie. the police investigation. In conclusion, i don't feel that meeting evil is anything groundbreaking that the industry has never seen before but feel that the acting and chemistry between Samuel l Jackson and Luke Wilson really lifts the film. If you're debating whether to pick this one up in the DVD store, do it, it'll definitely be worth it.