The Mill (2008)

User Rating:

(awaiting 5 votes)

Director:

Grainger Hines

Writer:

Harry L. Welch Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A Friday night party at an old abandoned mill, turns into a nightmare for 8 college kids

Cast

David Byars	...	Ralph
Austin Hines	...	Shawn
Grainger Hines	...	A Killer
Austin James	...	Jesse
Tiffany LeShai McMinn	...	Amber
Adam Melton	...	Killer
Leah Marie Parker	...	Whitney
Sean Pragano	...	Reporter
Robert Rainbolt	...	Nick
Kelly Ray	...	Madison
Fred Steen II	...	Detective
Catori Swann	...	Kyle
Blaire Welch	...	Cari
Harry L. Welch Jr.	...	Chief of Detectives

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Forever Young Productions

Trivia:

Reference is made in the movie about a man that lost his hand in an industrial accident at The Mill on Halloween night. This is true and the man's family actually brought the man's artificial hand on location at The Mill for all to see.

Gives the Sensation of Déjà Vu, but the Conclusion is a Good Surprise

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")