The Farm (2024)

The Farm

It sure is good to see a beautiful film at once. I am not into the technical stuff, but the cameras Ryan Pace (Writer/Director) used for shooting this movie — and whoever was behind them shooting “The Farm” it looks like they did not cut corners. The setting and nature’s colors were all beautifully rendered, and the fast pacing of this story being rightly told hits you right away with its impact. It starts with that feeling of nostalgia and fills you with that sense of how home is where the heart is. This movie moves slowly, but it does so deliberately.

And let me tell you: Whether it’s simple family shots or scenes of stars above credit where credit is due: Pace knew what he was doing behind that camera. I can still tell there’s some kind of trouble waiting around the corner but visually speaking, “The Farm” presents a stoically collected calm. Not so much trouble? Well, more like an impending sadness that our main characters can’t seem to shake free from no matter where they go. It’s heavy stuff, and we don’t have to wait long into “The Farm” before we start feeling the weight. Worry makes me focus on myself and not on the ones I love.”

You start to feel this film’s morality slip into its plot which feels like part of why Pace wanted to make this movie in the first place. The intentions are noble, as are the lessons we can learn from “The Farm” as it plays out. I found myself agreeing with a lot of what I saw while watching this film; especially when it comes to worrying if one can ever measure up to who they want to be within one lifetime. Also how quickly time flies in a long-term relationship or marriage you’re young and stupid in love one minute then old and wise about each other in the next flash .

Objectively, “The Farm” can be a little bit slow for most people at least. I mean, I’m always willing to sit through anything to see what happens but this movie takes its time getting where it needs to go and doesn’t pick up speed until the tractor gets stuck in the mud. Those scenes are metaphorical: they represent not only the characters’ lives but also the rest of this film as it tries to find another gear and keep our attention for that matter. This movie has more than enough chorin’ going on visually onscreen to put our friends in “Letterkenny” to shame so if you don’t want a buncha chores and farmin’ with your feel-good story about finding your true path towards happiness then maybe it’s not for you.

Acting-wise though? I was actually really happy with “The Farm” we rely on Tom and Catherine throughout the entire movie and they do a great job. They did everything they could have done with this script; however, excitement is thin Pace may have written a little more substance into the story here or there. But if you like heavy Dramas or Family films then “The Farm” should be right up your alley because the relationship between these two is honestly what got me through it all, man; there’s so much unsaid between them but at the same time you know they’ve got each other’s backs no matter what life throws their way and that’s beautiful too.

The main plot twist does eventually come around though & when it does? It hits hard. The only problem is: will it be too far into this thing by then? I don’t know if that answer packs enough of a punch for those who’ve felt like they were sticking with this flick to see what might happen but I think most people will be satisfied by how things wrap up towards (and after) said twist occurs –

Therefore, I’m going to meet halfway with “The Farm” and give it three out five stars. The camera work and acting in this movie are great. Both Austin Chunn (Tom) and Alicia Kelley (Catherine) were worth the price of admission – I was glad I stayed to see how their story ended. There could have been more happening plot-wise, I know that, but what we do get is still a good movie through-and-through. “The Farm” has a lot of heart at its core; people will like that, I think we should all be so lucky as to have love like Tom and Catherine shared even once in our lives!

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