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The Locusts (1997)

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Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 3

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A young drifter unexpectedly wanders into a maelstrom of bizarre sex and shameful secrets in this drama. With a mere seven dollars to his name, Clay Hewitt (Vince Vaughn) happens upon a ranch run by Delilah Potts (Kate Capshaw), a hard-as-nails widow who inherited a cattle empire from her late husband but needed no advice on how to keep it financially successful. While Delilah has become a success in business, she's had much less luck in love; to satisfy her ravenous sexual appetites, she often

R, 2 hr. 3 min.

Drama

John Patrick Kelley

Mar 19, 2002

MGM Home Entertainment

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All Critics (20) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (9) | DVD (3)

It's hot, it's sultry and everybody's smokin' in the rural Kansas of The Locusts. Too bad the movie never catches fire.

January 1, 2000 Comment
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Vaughn sports a succession of tight white T-shirts and tank tops of varying dirtiness, and the cast lights up enough cigarettes to have the audience die of second-hand smoke.

January 5, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

A pointless drama set on cattle feedlot

June 15, 2007 Comment

A waste of film, and a waste of time.

September 18, 2002 Comment
Moviehole

John Patrick Kelley, both the author and director of The Locusts, indulges himself constantly.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
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Audience Reviews for The Locusts

Impressive performance by Vince Vaughn in a straight dramatic role. Sultry tale of a twisted family dynamic and small town relationships. Ashley Judd at her radiantly beautiful best and Kate Capshaw as a fatally flawed harridan. This movie kept my interest from start to finish. Loved the relationship between Clay

October 4, 2008
Mark Abell

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This was agood movie. A lot of big name people from today. A little slow starting out but the ending was good.

February 1, 2012

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