Trailer
Cast
Thomas Jane ... Wilfred James
Molly Parker ... Arlette James
Dylan Schmid ... Henry James
Kaitlyn Bernard ... Shannon Cotterie
Plot
"In 1922, a man's pride was a man's land and so was his son." When Wilfred is under the dilemma of his wife divorcing him (because he didn't want to leave the land) and losing the land because it was under her name, he had to make a decision. He didn't want to lose the land, no matter what. If he let her leave for the cities, it would be gone as well. He convinces his son that she couldn't leave and they, one night, kill her and bury her in the dry/vacant water well near the house. The police wonder what happened to Mrs. James but Wilfred James had thrown some clothes of hers into a suitcase and tossed it into the well also so claimed that she had just left, walking down the road. Maybe she had gotten to where she wanted to go or maybe she was killed on the way? In any case, Wilfred was no longer afraid of losing his land to a divorce but what other consequences of murder can come after him? Will guilt get to him? What about his son? Can his son handle the fact that he helped kill his mother? What psychological effects could occur after said murder?
Rating Criteria:
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around – characters, music, theme, storyline, etc.
3.5/5 - Slow start with the murder within the first ten (?) minutes. There were a lot of rats and at first it made sense - rats eating the decomposing body of the murdered wife. Then the rats started showing up elsewhere - eating the cows' udders, gnawing through the walls, biting his hand and making it infected, etc. The question that I had for the movie was "are the rats supposed to symbolize insanity/guilt?". I never got the answer but I'm guessing so.
This is more of a psychological movie than anything. It keeps you thinking about guilt and whatnot as the main character deals with misfortune after misfortune. Did this misfortune come as a result of murdering his wife, or was it just a coincidence?
Not for kids! If you like Stephen King, I highly recommend it but I must warn you that it drags through the story. Definitely not directed by the man himself, though I definitely would love to read the novella now. The story must be better in the novella than in this rendition.
Thanks for reading my review!
~ Gracie
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