The Farm

The anticipated exploitation flick The Farm unfortunately failed to live up to expectations and the curse on my favorite subgenre continues. The story revolves around a couple who accidentally end up at a local farm where a group of uncommunicative people in masks keep tourists in cages and treat them like animals. The idea itself is perverse enough, and the women being artificially inseminated to supply milk to the local restaurant is quite powerful, but there’s no gore (apart from one shot), and the acting is appalling to the point of amateurishness. You have no connection to the characters, the music is quite wacky but doesn't build tension or momentum, it's quite slow and uninteresting in places, and the finale is unfortunately neither action-packed nor satisfying. It's a shame about the unused theme. The whole film builds on a perverse idea that could have benefited from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but nothing worthy of attention is delivered. For me, I don't recommend it. 40%. (18/11/2018)