Il solito film moralistico che serve a capire che il male è male. L'acqua è bagnata.

I didn't know what to expect from this movie, and I hadn't even heard about it prior to finding it on Netflix. I decided to sit down and watch it solely because of the fact that it had Thomas Jane in the lead role.The movie has a very nicely constructed storyline, especially since director Zak Hilditch was so adept at letting the story carry itself and build up momentum.There was some really good acting from an equally nice cast. I will say that Thomas Jane was expertly cast for this role, and he really lived up to the role in every sense. He was very believable and pulled it off quite nicely.The rats were a fantastic image of Wilfred's guilt gnawing at him and gradually breaking down his psyche. There was a very good atmosphere throughout the entire movie.The great costumes and make-up also helped the movie along quite nicely.If I have to put my finger on something here, then I would say that the storyline did suffer from being somewhat predictable though.

The movie 1922 - based on the Stephen King novella with the same name - starts of promising. We are shown a great field with corn, belonging to our main character Wilfred James and his wife Arlette, who inherited the land from her deceased father. Although the two have some problems concerning their marriage, the sheer amount of corn just makes more then up for it. The farmer and his wife posses corn as far as the eye can see. But after all that corn is harvested before the incoming winter, we don't see that corn ever again. I guess one could draw a parralel between the literal decline of the amount of corn - the one vegetable Wilfred loves so much he even kills his wife to prevend her from selling the land on which the corn resides - and the mental decline of Wilfred and the physical decline of the estate as the movie progresses along after Wilfred's sin, but who cares. I just wanna see more corn. I rate this movie six out of ten pieces of corn: not enough corn. Gosh darn I just love corn so much.

Sometimes taking on responsibility or rather acting upon what you think is right, might be the wrong thing. Especially if it is considered a sin (and a bad thing for that matter). If you've read the synopsis, you know what I'm talking about. If not I won't spoil one early on relatively shocking moment. Thomas Jane put a lot of effort in this, that is for sure.His accent may feel weird at the beginning, but you get used to it and you have to admire his passion for his job. He may or may not like the interaction with fans, but when it comes to his craft he really loves what he does and you can tell. Unfortunately there is not much he can play with here. Although I'm pretty sure the book is a good read (might have to check it out sometime) ...