Thanks for the review Todd! My wife and I will be watching this tonight, for the first time. How I've managed to avoid it all these years is beyond me.
"as this is possibly the best of his movies during his post Evil Dead and pre Spider-Man period."
I take issue with that statement, as "A Simple Plan" is, I believe, easily the best of his movies during that period (or, probably, any period) of Raimi's career.
One of my guilty pleasures that I watched this afternoon. I still like that Raimi infused spirit of filming. Enjoyable time with a good presentation of this film.
I watched this with my wife on Friday, a first-time viewing for us both. LOVED it! I also like Raimi's style, and this movie has it in spades. A keeper for sure!