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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 Aug 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 Aug 25, 2006
1.5/4
Cut with distractions: tweaky visuals, borrowed touches and cartoonish characters. Go to Full Review Sam Adams Los Angeles Times Apr 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 Feb 6, 2007
This is just stylistic plagiarism, without any sense of self. Go to Full Review Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) May 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 Apr 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 Read all reviews

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May 27, 2022 Disgustingly stupid. See more Dec 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 Jan 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 May 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 Mar 20, 2011 I heart acid crotch! Iowa is the greatest, except for the sex parts. See more Feb 17, 2011 Southern accents in Iowa? Really? See more Read all reviews
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Matt Farnsworth

Director

Matt Farnsworth

Esper Harte

Diane Foster

Donna Huffman

Mickey Jones

Darrell McNeely

John Tracy

Leo Harte

John Savage

Irv Huffman

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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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