The Mill

In all reality, this "film" is really a one. I rated it two stars because of the effort put into it. Was the acting atrocious? Absolutely. What about the script? Yep. It was ridiculous. The cinematography was also second rate. Why the director didn't put the movie through a film-like filter that can easily be achieved in Adobe Premiere or even free software like DaVinci Resolve is a mystery to me. Maybe they wanted a found film feel? I don't know.

The good thing about poor productions like these is film students can see what they should avoid in order to make their movies likeable. This film had zero scares. I can't even give myself a good answer to why I watched it all the way through other than to see what NOT to create if I ever get the hankering to make a horror film.

In Landis, the college friends Shawn (Austin Hines), Amber (Tiffany LeShai McMinn), Whitney (Leah Marie Parker), Jesse (Austin James), Madison (Kelly Ray) and Kyle (Catori Swann) organize a party in the Steen's Textile Mill that has been bankrupted and closed a couple of months ago and is abandoned. They invite the son of the owner, the silly Nick (Robert Rainbolt), only to have access to the facility, and the geek Cari (Blaire Welch) to be his date. They go to a convenience store to buy some packs of beer and they humiliate the gentle attendant. Once in the spot, they separate to different places with the intention of having sex. However, their night party becomes a tragic nightmare.

While watching "The Mill", I had the permanent sensation of déjà vu, due to the usual clichés and the similarity with the storyline of "Death Factory". The character Nick with his puppet is absolutely annoying, and the screenplay anticipates the fate of the college students. However, the unexpected conclusion surprised me, and I confess that one of the killers was a good surprise. In the end, "The Mill" is entertaining and the viewer with lesser expectations may enjoy it. The DVD was released in Brazil a couple of months ago, and I do not understand the status "In production" indicated in IMDb. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "A Fábrica do Terror" ("The Factory of the Terror")

Bad movie the acting is awful. The actors are so bad its like a joke. This is a really really bad movie