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I was so happy this finally came out just to be horribly disappointed. The film jumps around in the storyline so frequently that there never really is time for character development. The a screenwriting was awful. There really isn't a climax to the story, it's just lines being said and hoping something comes together. Not sure what the big deal is about the chemistry between Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, the are together on screen twice and what maybe amounts to 5 minutes total. Don't pay to watch this movie.

From the very beginning, Midnight in the Switchgrass promises the feintest GLIMPSES of brilliance. These glimpses, unfortunately, are so random, sometimes subtle and mostly so unsure of themselves, they die out much too soon, and we are left with a film that implodes under the weight of trying to accomplish that which it realizes pretty soon, that it can't.

One of the main and apparent reasons it cannot, is the inclusion of Bruce Willis in the cast. In 2021 alone, I believe there were 6 or 7 films that had Willis floating around in them, and each one was made worse by the very limited number of minutes he actually appeared in them. The poor guy is renting his name out for peanuts and delivering lines with less verve and conviction than that which he uses to order a Latte when he's unsure of how he wants it. Seriously, without gunshots, burning buildings, or explosions, Bruce was never a scene-stealer to begin with, and recently, it's worse than that. By now, it should be a well-established fact that Bruce Willis is there for a paycheck which he will reward with one or two blank stares and a few mumbled lines.

The second reason, is that the name Megan Fox implies bad-to-mediocre acting at best, so most people will tune in for her face (which once was glorious until she self-sabotaged it to lesser-so), or her body. That is really a shame because quite surprisingly, Fox delivers a pretty great performance and believable interpretation of her character. In fact, I think it may be one of her best-acted roles.

Emile Hirsh, who I have only seen in a couple of other things, has never disappointed and does not disappoint in this - that is, WITH WHAT HE'S GIVEN - which is unfortunately, not enough.

The random glimpses of great, are not enough to elevate this film to "good".

The movie tries to portray seriousness and deep emotion, remains unsuccessful. While the buildup at some places is okay, it never picks up traction. Falls flat in the end, where the climax is barely anything, non-existent rather. Could be a lesson in how not to make a movie.

The poster is just wrong. Mr. Willis is only present in a few scenes that are insignificant. Instead Emile Hirsch would have been a better choice. But this also points to the fact that the viewer is being misled right from the start. Then comes a sub standard dialogue routine, average at best acting, sloppy editing and a bad ending.

Miss Fox should loosen up a little, her acting is very wooden. Emile Hirsch plays a character that is always stressed out but has very little power, another example of bad script writing. Given the physical presence of Mr Hirsch, he should have been given a more powerful character that would offset this trait to some extent.

Conclusion: Don't bother with this one, not recommended even for one time watch.

Featuring Bruce Willis on the cover and given top billing, we come to realize that isn't the case. As he is in a smaller supporting role. Emile Hirsch is essentially the lead here, along with Megan Fox.

This film is quite lazy, with bad writing, average acting and quite slow at times. It does get better in the second half but also the conclusion feels a little rushed.

Watching this film reminded that of the tv series True Detective, but nowhere near the level.

A terrible film with a terrible script and unbelievably bad performances. Bruce Willis is in it and considering the sad revelations about his health I forgive him. I can't forgive the rest of this nonsense, though.

This movie has fairly decent actors, and what could have been a good storyline but the acting is horrible, the production is god awful, and the editing is atrocious. Did the filmmaker watch his own movie before presenting to the public and actually think "Hey, this is damn good"?

I didn't have much expectations with this film so went in basically blind. And unfortunately the movie misfires. Poor acting and rushed plot really let it down.

As my title says, what was the point of Bruce Willis? He was in this movie for around 2 mins max. Said about 6 lines and bailed. And even those 6 lines he acted really poorly. Not a good day in the office for him. The chemistry between him and Megan Fox felt non-existent (her acting wasn't amazing either, but it was better), zero depth into the characters and overall you couldn't really get into them.

The plot. So, to be kind here. The 2nd half of this film absolutely saves it. It had really good suspense and it was edge of your seat action. But the first half of the film was rushed beyond belief. There were parts where I thought I missed scenes, because it jumped from scene to scene so quickly and the convos felt so forced and out of the blue. One minute you're looking at a crime scene and the next Megan Fox is opening up about her dad or something. It was bizarre in all honesty.

Got a bit tedious towards the mid section as well. Due to the lack of character depth and arcs, there was nothing to really keep you going. We knew the killer, it was just a matter of the ending.

The ending again felt a bit rushed. The suspense was kept really well the last 20 mins or so and I was really keen to know the end, but it kind of just ends. More could have easily been added just to finalise the arcs of some characters, but it just fell on flat ears. Again, I wanted more from the ending.

I wanted to like this film and although it had one or two positives, the negatives massively outweigh. Would I recommend? No. 4/10 from me today, just below an average film.

There was a TV series "Columbo" in the 1970s starring Peter Falk. The novelty was the viewer learned of the murder as the show began and the entire episode was to see how Columbo would go about picking up clues and solving the crime.

This movie isn't quite that clean cut but we do get very strong suspicions very early, soon confirmed, and we watch to see how the agent will unravel clues and solve the crime. The setting is the panhandle of Florida, communities along I-10, and a series of murders of young girls and women are discovered.

There are many very unfair reviews rating this movie as "1" and "don't waste your time" comments. But looking at the actual distribution of ratings "5" is the most common and probably where I would rate it. There is nothing outstanding here but it is mostly well made movie that is about as enjoyable as an extended TV episode of a crime story.

My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library. It was not filmed in Florida, most was filmed in Puerto Rico. It was strange in the end credits seeing they had a "COVID-19 medical team."

Not a good movie. Not even a good TV movie. I am not even sure why I voted it 3 maybe I feel generous today.

Terrible script, terrible acting, idiotic characters. Complete waste of time.

Nothing makes much sense here, but two things stand out: 1. Megan Fox's blinding incompetence.

It's unbelievable how anyone would think she can act. Cleavage and over-use of makeup can't make up for talent.

2. Bruce Willis's desperate need for cash.

He so nonchalantly delivers his telegraphic lines, that you can't help but think he was having a ball by making money so easily. His scenes amount maybe to a total of 5 minutes. His name is in this movie is just there to lend it some credence, which is dwindling by the minute, as he keeps on showing up for dud after dud.

I could not stop watching this. A serial killer on the move and all acting is very good.

I can't understand the negative comments. Most said that Bruce Willis had a small role which he did but I found that positive.

I feel there would have been better actors who could play a much bigger better role.

It wasn't slow at all and if you like serial killer mind games, wondering what makes them so sick, then this is for you.

The bodies of seven young women are found along I-10 in the Panhandle of Florida, mostly prostitutes that service truckers at rest stops. A determined State officer (Emile Hirsch) and an equally resolute FBI agent (Megan Fox) team-up to find the murderer. Lukas Haas is also on hand while Bruce Willis has a small role.

"Midnight in the Switchgrass" (2021) is a crime drama/thriller that cost $15 million and was inspired by serial killer Robert Ben Rhoades, aka The Truck Stop Killer. It combines the typical film noir-ish detective story of "Kiss the Girls" (1997) with elements of "The Onion Field" (1979), "Breakdown" (1997) and "Butchers" (2020).

Both Emile Hirsch and Lukas Haas stand out on the acting front with convincing performances. A few of the peripherals are notable as well (e.g. The little daughter, her mother, the captured teen girl and the neighbor).

Willis was hired for name-recognition and did all his scenes in one day, which is obvious. But, since his part is so small, it's not a major drawback. As for Megan Fox, no producer hires her because she's Meryl Streep, but rather because she's stunning. That said, I think she did a fine job, except for a couple scenes with Bruce (where they were obviously pressed for time).

Speaking of Fox, I haven't seen her in a movie for ten years. She turned 34 during shooting and is more alluring than ever. Meanwhile winsome Caitlin Carmichael was almost 16 during shooting and is surprisingly remarkable as the captive teen. Sistine Rose Stallone (Sylvester's daughter) is also worth noting on the feminine front.

The last act does create some quality suspense. While it's understandably a grey flick that focuses on the ugly side of life, there are rays of reverence, wisdom and hope.

Musician Machine Gun Kelly appears in a few sequences with Megan. He must've worked his charisma on her because, although she was married for a decade to Brian Austin Green at the time, the two would start dating and are currently engaged.

The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot in Pensacola, Puerto Rico and Cincinnati (filming was interrupted at midpoint due to the plandemic and so alternative plans had to be made for completion).

GRADE: B-/B.

There is absolutely nothing that this movie has to offer, It is so boring from start to finish.

There is no suspense, thrill, action, drama or entertainment.

Kindly skip this and pick something else to watch.

Will someone have a word with Bruce Willis and tell him that he has to act, just turning up and gurning at the camera isn't good enough, the last few films I have seen him in have been bad, he seems to think just him being there makes the film good,

Watching Bruce Willis and Megan Fox trying to be hard nosed detectives in 2020 is the funniest thing I have seen in years. Willis is half asleep throughout the movie and fox as a police detective is hilarious.

This movie SUCKS! Waste of time. Megan is one of the worst actresses ever. Please just end your career. Don't bother watching this.

Story is okay and there's actually some suspense. Megan Fox ruins every film for me, does she think she's acting??? Poor casting and Willis it's probably just going to found it in for the rest of his career. Well done for everyone else.

Imagine an entitled student filmmaker getting a 20 million dollar budget. Now imagine all the actors phoning in their performances (only Emile redeems himself). The editor being incompetent or drunk (or both). The script being written by throwing in every cliche imaginable. Now watch this film and it'll be even worse than what you imagined.

Well known producer Randall Emmett I guess decided to get hands dirty on set with filmmaking, and this film was his first ever dabble in that department as director. He did not disappoint. Then add amateur writer Alan Horsnail - his first ever involvement in the film industry, and these two newb filmmakers gave us something pretty darn impressive.

Sure it wasn't perfect, and when you see the name "Bruce Willis", you naturally are prepared for disappointment, but I was pleasantly surprised with his performance - finally. Then you have Megan Fox in her last film "Till Death", of which was an impressive movie, but her acting was stale, and I couldn't get over her "perfect make-up" even in the dirtiest of scenes. Well wow to Ms. Fox, she acted like a champ in this one, and I'm thinking her most convincing role in a long time. Bonus: her hair an make-up actually weren't perfect, so she even looked the part. For that matter, all casting and performances were great, especially Lukas Haas who creeped the creepy dude quite well. Even Fox's new beau Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly's performance was awesome. It was good to see Sly's daughter Sistine play her role so well.

The pacing was decent, and the 99 min runtime flew buy with lots of tension and suspense. I didn't know this was based on true events, so that made Emile Hirsch's character that much more impressive. There were very few plot and technical issues - impressive for newb filmmakers, and I found the screenplay flowed effortlessly and with solid continuity. There may have been some editing issues in some scenes, but that can easily be overlooked considering the newbs. The cinematography was great, and the music and score spot-on. Mad props to Emmett and Horsnail for this little gem, which was way more impressive than I expected, and thus, well deserving of my 8/10.

Starting off at and slow pace two FBI agents cross paths with Crawford who is investigating murders which appear to be related. Randall Emmett puts together some thrilling scenes with great cinematography and lighting for a first time feature length. Although some parts seem a little disjointed and we find out who the killer is way too early it still has enough to keep us intrigued. Megan Fox seems more comfortable in the lead of a thriller and does a honorary job as Rebecca Lombardo and some screen time with her real life boyfriend. Although she still has moments of not being entirely convincing as a FBI agent, Megan seems to have improved somewhat with this and her previous movie Till Death. Bruce Willis has very little to do here and appears to just turn up as Bruce rather than Karl. Emile Hirsch is probably one of the stronger performances in the the film as Byron Crawford whom is actively investigating the case throughout. If you go into the movie with an open mind and not too much expectation you will find it enjoyable!

Where do I start?

Bruce Willis called it in on this one and was barely in the movie. He needs to stop working with producer Randall or he is going to ruin his legacy.

Megan Fox had such bad dialogue that she couldn't do much with the unlikeable character. Never use this scriptwriter again!

Machine Gun Kelly is saying how bad this movie is and he was in it! The scenes between him and Megan showed none of the chemistry the director is claiming was there and their short scenes were cringeworthy to watch.

Lucas Haas is a great actor and is the only redeeming part of the film but not enough to make up for the torture that is having to sit through this film.

The editing and pacing are all over the place. The plot and script are so bad, the even worse director puts in unnecessary flashbacks that seem like bad attempts to fill time.

The shots of grass were pointless and distracting. This will end up on everyone's worse movie list for 2021.

Don't waste your time. The predatory nature around the female characters and gratuitous violent scenes make you wonder about the filmmaker's own view of women. I thought the industry progressed beyond 70's snuff films.

I suffered through this terrible film so you don't have to!

I REALLY hate to "diss" any film, but this is an absolute garbage. There's nothing more to add.