This isn't your average 'scare' flick. If you like dark and sinister, you'll love this. It has a great script that, although minimalistic, delivers a realistic account of 3 characters that stray from the public highway. It has a strong but strange aura that makes you feel like you've got yourself dirty whilst watching, its great when you get a flick that changes how you feel as you get into it. The character lineup is all about being local, so it has that Texas Chainsaw Massacre feel, but this is a different style. Top class acting skills shine through to keep a limited plot interesting, I don't mean any detriment to the plot as it is supposed to be that way, but the script writers must have seen this and knew there would be no concern as the quality of the acting would be more than adequate to pull this through to the end. Great use of amateur green screening too, nothing too overboard, just the right amount for the content of the script and its shot digitally which looks great, fairly reminiscent of Big Fish. Thoroughly enjoyed this overall, definitely the best amateur attempt in the dark, horror shock genre i've seen to date, with a promising future from the production company to go on and produce further quality and more original titles.
Review of Small Town Folk
Small Town Folk
(2007)
A dark tale that makes you feel glad you don't live in the sticks.
16 August 2007