Review of Fertile Ground (2011) by John M — 30 May 2011
Amityville Horror + The Messengers + Rosemary's Baby = Fertile Ground. Only, they could have been combined much better. In terms of acting, the talents are pretty good, particularly for a C+ horror film that went straight to DVD.
The same can be said about the soundtrack. Even the script wasn't awful, though it had it's lagging moments...the real problem was that the plot was so tired. From the very first shot (which, by the way, was female nudity.
..that's right...the very first shot in the movie. Boobs. No reason), the whole movie was screaming, "Yeah, yeah, we know. Haunted farm, it's been done. Just give us a chance, will ya?".
It's not the director or the screenwriter's fault that the producer threw this horse crap at them as a plot, so I gave it 3 stars for being the best it could be under terrible circumstances. If nothing else, the opening 4 minutes of the film as a whole are disturbing enough to keep you watching further.
This review of Fertile Ground (2011) was written by John M on 30 May 2011.
Fertile Ground has generally received mixed reviews.
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