40 Acres – Movie Review
First Reaction – 40 Acres has a series of disturbing moments, in a post-apocalyptic nightmare.
Where to Watch
40 Acres will be in UK Cinemas from 1st August and Digital Download from 4th August.
Director: R.T Thorne
Writer: R.T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor (Screenplay)
Cast
- Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
- Kataem O’Connor
- Michael Greyeyes (Firestar)
- Milcania Diaz-Rojas
- Leenah Robinson (Monkey Beach)
Plot: In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.
Runtime: 1 Hour 53 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: 40 Acres starts in a post-apocalyptic world, where food killed for. Hailey Freeman (Deadwyler) lives on a remote farm with her family, Emanuel (O’Connor), Galen (Greyeyes), Raine (Robinson) and Danis (LeBlanc). They have supplies and communication with other communities in the same situation.
However, a new threat is heading their way, a large community of cannibals who have been wiping out communities. The family must prepare for an invasion, knowing what the consequences will be if they are discovered.
Verdict on 40 Acres
Recap
The movie follows a family living in a post-apocalyptic world where food is a scarcity. They begin facing a new threat when a new group of cannibals have been reported near them. The family must prepare for the threat and decide more who they can trust in the world.
Best Parts
The idea of this post-apocalyptic world shows the devastation of illness, rather than a zombie outbreak. It feels empty, but connected from a distant. The performances are strong throughout and the disturbing situations the cannibals have created hit hard.
Worst Parts
The movie takes much longer than it needs to get going considering how easily the world is created. Elsewhere, it feels like some of the family make naïve mistakes which would have been driven into the family’s heads over the years.
Final Thoughts –40 Acres has intense, disturbing moments.
