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Two lovers (Matt Farnsworth, Diane Foster) begin manufacturing homemade crystal meth in a foolish attempt to improve their lot.
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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 08/25/2006
1.5/4
A mish-mash of familiar cinematic would-be jolts and shocks that don't convince for a more than a moment or two. Go to Full Review
Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times 08/25/2006
1.5/4
Cut with distractions: tweaky visuals, borrowed touches and cartoonish characters. Go to Full Review
Sam Adams Los Angeles Times 04/13/2006
1/5
Farnsworth's frenetic, often hysterical first feature tries desperately to find a style, or styles, to call its own, but there's never a moment that doesn't feel as if it's been chewed up and spit out a dozen times before. Go to Full Review
Frank Lovece Film Journal International 02/06/2007
This is just stylistic plagiarism, without any sense of self. Go to Full Review
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) 05/15/2006
2/4
Here's a strange, moody movie about "Iowa" that's never going to make to a Chamber of Commerce dinner. Go to Full Review
Mark Olsen L.A. Weekly 04/13/2006
As director, Farnsworth lets tricky visuals run roughshod over dramatic unity, while as a performer, his lack of screen presence makes him seem sullen and uninterested instead of darkly charismatic. Go to Full Review
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05/27/2022 Disgustingly stupid. See more 12/26/2012 Not nearly as bad as the reviews here indicate, but there wasn't a whole lot that made it good either. See more 01/30/2012 I wonder if anybody who watched this movie said Now that brings back memories?! If there ever was a movie on the reasons why you should not do Crystal Meth then Iowa is it.This movie scared the crap out of me & I think if they showed it in high schools or anywhere else across the country I'm pretty sure it would scare people into staying away from meth.This is the perfect Anti-Meth movie See more 05/24/2011 Spectacularly egregious in almost every aspect, this feels like a broke man's David Lynch crossed with some sort of right-wing proganda/hysteria on narcotics. See more 03/20/2011 I heart acid crotch! Iowa is the greatest, except for the sex parts. See more 02/17/2011 Southern accents in Iowa? Really? See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two lovers (Matt Farnsworth, Diane Foster) begin manufacturing homemade crystal meth in a foolish attempt to improve their lot.
Director
Matt Farnsworth
Producer
Matt Farnsworth, Diane Foster
Screenwriter
Matt Farnsworth
Production Co
Full Fathom 5
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 25, 2021
Runtime
1h 44m
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