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Now Playing: 40 ACRES (2023)
All eyes are on Danielle Deadwyler's eyes
40 ACRES (2024) R.T. Thorne / Writers: R.T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor, & Lora Campbell / Cinematographer: Jeremy Benning (1.85:1) / Design: Peter Cosco / Editors: Sandy Pereira & Dev Singh / Composer: Todor Kobakov / Acted by: Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O'Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, and Leenah Robinson / Distributor: Magnolia Pictures / Canada / Rated R / Length: 113 min.
Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) isn’t a helicopter-mother, she’s a post-apocalyptic flying fortress with gun belts dangling where apron strings once hung. Fresh off a second civil war followed by a fungal pandemic that obliterated 98% of animal life, the most valuable resource is farmland, and damn if Hailey isn’t going to hold on to her family’s 40 acres.
With nothing to occupy their days but free time and a desire to stay off the menu — in this not-too-distant future, cannibals replace zombies — the Freemans spent their hours practicing the art of wholesale carnage. The opening action-packed massacre establishes the family’s fleet style of choreographed killing in unison. Union soldiers (they keep the Civil War theme running) approaching the Freeman enclave will soon learn that whoever is in that house will do whatever it takes to make sure no one else enters.
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Trailer: 40 ACRES
It’s a shame her oldest boy Emanuel (Kataem O'Connor) didn’t listen to mom’s homeschool lessons in survival, starting with, “Don't trust anybody; everybody poses a threat.” The first time a pretty young stray in distress (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) crosses his path, he kidnaps the complete stranger and holds her hostage in a deserted barn. There, the two discuss trust issues.
With all due respect to the freshman writer and director, R.T. Thorne, the true auteur in the room is his leading lady. Whenever she's on screen, all eyes are on Ms. Deadwyler, whose deep-set, wide-eyed ferocity returns the favor, making every close-up an intense staring contest to see who blinks first. So brilliant is she that it’s impossible for the actress not to dwarf everyone who shares a frame with her. She can kick, she can punch, she can shoot, she can come back from the dea… I had better not go there, lest a little disdain leak out. For a film that tried so hard to be different, to end in sentiment was an enormous cheat. ***
Now playing at AMC Mission Valley.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Now Playing: 40 ACRES (2023)
All eyes are on Danielle Deadwyler's eyes
Now Playing: 40 ACRES (2023)
All eyes are on Danielle Deadwyler's eyes
40 ACRES (2024) R.T. Thorne / Writers: R.T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor, & Lora Campbell / Cinematographer: Jeremy Benning (1.85:1) / Design: Peter Cosco / Editors: Sandy Pereira & Dev Singh / Composer: Todor Kobakov / Acted by: Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O'Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, and Leenah Robinson / Distributor: Magnolia Pictures / Canada / Rated R / Length: 113 min.
Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) isn’t a helicopter-mother, she’s a post-apocalyptic flying fortress with gun belts dangling where apron strings once hung. Fresh off a second civil war followed by a fungal pandemic that obliterated 98% of animal life, the most valuable resource is farmland, and damn if Hailey isn’t going to hold on to her family’s 40 acres.
With nothing to occupy their days but free time and a desire to stay off the menu — in this not-too-distant future, cannibals replace zombies — the Freemans spent their hours practicing the art of wholesale carnage. The opening action-packed massacre establishes the family’s fleet style of choreographed killing in unison. Union soldiers (they keep the Civil War theme running) approaching the Freeman enclave will soon learn that whoever is in that house will do whatever it takes to make sure no one else enters.
Video:
Trailer: 40 ACRES
It’s a shame her oldest boy Emanuel (Kataem O'Connor) didn’t listen to mom’s homeschool lessons in survival, starting with, “Don't trust anybody; everybody poses a threat.” The first time a pretty young stray in distress (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) crosses his path, he kidnaps the complete stranger and holds her hostage in a deserted barn. There, the two discuss trust issues.
With all due respect to the freshman writer and director, R.T. Thorne, the true auteur in the room is his leading lady. Whenever she's on screen, all eyes are on Ms. Deadwyler, whose deep-set, wide-eyed ferocity returns the favor, making every close-up an intense staring contest to see who blinks first. So brilliant is she that it’s impossible for the actress not to dwarf everyone who shares a frame with her. She can kick, she can punch, she can shoot, she can come back from the dea… I had better not go there, lest a little disdain leak out. For a film that tried so hard to be different, to end in sentiment was an enormous cheat. ***
Now playing at AMC Mission Valley.