Farmhouse
by George Bessudo
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Actor: Jamie Anne Allman, Kelly Hu, Nick Heyman, Steven Weber, William Lee ScottDirector: George Bessudo
Brand: Monarch
Producer: Brandon Ellison
Producer: Harvey Lowry
Producer: Kami Norton
Producer: Ken Schwenker
Producer: Mike Karkeh
Writer: Daniel P. Coughlin
Writer: Jason Hice
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Monarch Video
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DVD Review: an abduction tale with a supernatural twist...
Summary: 3 Stars
Farmhouse (2008) is a suspense thriller with a involving a couple travelling to Seattle, who run into trouble while in wine country, and seek help at a small winery. This review will contain some spoilers, so proceed as you will.
Chad (William Lee Scott) and Scarlet (Jamie Anne Allman) are a couple who have been through a lot, and are trying to make a new start. Chad has apparently racked up some huge gambling debts, and the couple has also recently lost their baby son. Headed for Seattle, Chad dozes at the wheel, and whacks some telephone equipment, before crashing his SUV in a ditch. Coming to after the crash, the couple find that their vehicle is undriveable, and that there is no cell phone service available, and head over to a nearby farm to call for help.
Passing through rows of grapes, they arrive at the home of Samael (Steven Weber) and his wife Lilith (Kelly Hu), who run the vineyard, along with a deaf helper Alal (Nick Heyman). Chad apparently disrupted phone service to the house, as the phone is out. The farmers graciously offer the couple dinner and a place to stay, but during the night, Chad and Scarlet are attacked and imprisoned by the farmers. A tied up Scarlet nearly drowns after being dunked in a tub of water, and after a horrific ordeal, Scarlet and Chad manage to escape from the farm, but they can't outrun their fate.
Directed by George Bessudo (Lake Dead), Farm House is a pretty tense thriller, with some gory and sadistic moments. Sprinkled throughout the movie are flashbacks that provide some indication that Scarlet and Chad have some dark secrets in their past. The film takes a dramatic and unexpected turn near the end, which changes the film from a grim tale of survival, into a surrealistic free for all. The truth isn't completely revealed, but things seem pretty clear at the end. Some may be disillusioned when the film enters another dimension, in a development that is almost comical in its audacity.
Although the story may be suspect, the strong acting performances help make the film watchable. Weber and Hu are often riveting, as a pair of horny psychotics. William Lee Scott is very unlikeable as the pathetic weasel Chad. He's not too bright, and fluctuates between being completely inept and barely competent. Lilith calls him the biggest coward she has ever known. Still Chad does manage to deliver an eye-rolling blow to her temple.
Jamie Ann Allman is mostly convincing in a multifaceted role, with one big exception. However it's not her fault that the film has some major believability issues, particularly when it comes to the matter of pain and suffering. Scarlet suffers some brutal damage to her knees that should be excruciatingly painful, and have her squirming in agony, or perhaps in shock, yet she somehow remains calm, managing to walk with very little pain, when her nerve endings should be screaming. Chad burns his hands bad enough to peel off skin, but he is good as new, after applying some crude bandages. Another character just stands sniveling, instead of writhing in pain, after having an eye gouged out. In the end, there is apparently an explanation, as the events take place in an "alternate reality".
Some may find the twist ending an inspired deviation from the typical travelers in danger tale. Others may be upset, and picking themselves off the floor, after the rug has been jerked from under them. While nicely constructed and with some depth, Farmhouse is still rather a disappointment, mainly because it fails to play fair with its audience.
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