Locusts

For a low budget independent Aussie B-grade film, this was surprisingly and impressively entertaining!

This is novice director Heath Davis' third full length film, and he did not disappoint. And considering this is amateur writer Angus Watts' first ever dabble in filmmaking, his screenplay was better than some seasoned writers work I've seen lately. Cinematography was on point, with excellent landscapes. Casting and performances were great, and Jessica McNamee was certainly easy on the eyes. The editing needed some work, and the score, albeit fitting for the genre, was way too loud, I could barely make out the dialogue in some scenes. The pacing was a little slow, but bearable with the short and comfortable 85 min runtime.

This certainly isn't no big budget Hollywood blockbuster, but for a low budget indie film put together by newb filmmakers, it is undeserving of of anything under a 5 - new filmmakers have to start somewhere and should be rated based on their experience. Sure it's no 10 either, but it is very deserving of my 8/10. To see more of my 800+ reviews and 1000+ ratings, click on my username.

I really have no idea what percentage of Australian people are trailer park trash. I see an enormous amount of them represented in Australian Cinema and I suppose there a stereotype much like the trailer park trash in the American South, but I suspect that it's a bit more representative of Australian society than one would like to admit.

There's really not much of a story here, it's just a bunch of crackheads trying to extort some money from a guy that we know nothing about, not a particularly interesting story. I had a fast forward quite a bit of it just to be able to stand it. It's not a film I would particularly recommend, despite all the glowing reviews about the dystopian Australian vision inherent within. Save your time.

The Australian film industry doesn't do itself any favours. I have lost count of how many Australian films involve trailer trash ( or whatever the Australian equivalent is ) that live in a farm or in a small town and are intent on violence and killing . Talk about stereotyping a nation and this film is no different.

This is the story of to brothers who are reunited after their fathers funeral and become a target of extortion from a group of violent local thugs .

This is not a terrible film . In actual fact the performances are really good but I've seen it all before and sadly the film bored me because of that .

The title is deceiving as well . Despite the first scene describing what Locusts do it's not about locusts. If it was , it might have been more interesting.

Go back to the 70s and Australian film making, This movie in line with those. The scenery is fantastic it's pretty much true to Broken Hill, I should know because I live there. As for the movie it's typically slow and not much going on but it is what it is, watch it for for it is.

Great cast, epic outback visuals, intriguing script with plenty of oddball characters, twists and turns and a toe-tapping soundtrack running through it, I found this an entertaining and engaging film, although it does suffer from a slow start and some subpar acting in parts. Definitely worth a look.