The Locusts
"Brimming With Sex, Lies and Deceit." -ABC Entertainment News
"Superb acting [from] a stand-out cast" (The New York Post) including Kate Capshaw, Jeremy Davies, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Daniel Meyer, and Ashley Judd make this sultry, suspenseful and chilling drama about four people drawn into a deadly web of obsession an absolute must-see!
Delilah Potts (Capshaw) has always had her choice of men to work her ranch and fill her bed. But from the moment Clay Hewitt (Vaughn), a handsome drifter with a mysterious past, arrives at her door, Delilah knows that her life will never be the same. And when he spurns her affections, she unleashes a torrent of forbidden passions and deadly secrets that will prove to Clay that the only thing darker and more dangerous than the past he's escaping... is the one he's about to discover.
Member Reviews
Interesting Characters - newdaysof
The Locusts borrows heavily from Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men with many similar characters but many of the plot turns are a little unbelievable.
This movie has a lot going for it: great setting and atmosphere, great actors, reasonable script and dialogue, nice 50's music, automobiles and set design. The characters are well-defined and intriguing, but once too often, they do things that are a little bit over the top and unbelievable. Because of the similarities with Of Mice and Men, many of the scenes are predictable. I also strongly objected to the way the film ended - it didn't have to end that way and shouldn't have ended that way, therefore, it went from a 4 star movie to a 2 star movie because of the bad ending.
All the actors are excellent in their roles: Kate Capshaw sizzles as the sexy nymphomaniac. Jeremey Davies does a remarkably believable job as the mentally challenged son, Vince Vaughan is perfect as the cool, handsome ranch-hand as is reminiscent of James Dean. Superb cast and atmosphere all round.Old-fashioned Melodrama - jillmo
It's a bit over the top with Of Mice and Men overtones but great early showings for Vaughn and Judd. You know where we're going from the beginning with Vaughn in a James Deanesque role and Capshaw as the mysterious controlling matron of the farm. Slightly charming, slightly disturbing, slightly odd in a David Lynchian way but worth your time.Originality, harmonious mix of actors, rural America - Porkchop
THE LOCUSTS is an extraordinary movie, what will
please the viewers, from the originality of the
story, and from the harmonious mix of actors chosen. It's
the story of how everyone is unique, each person has their own
strengths and weaknesses, life experiences, social
pressures and too often, people have only a limited
road on which they can walk, on the path of Life and Work.
Clearly, Vince Vaughn is at his best in this movie,
feeling at ease and natural in the role of an "older
brother" to another individual, who is stigmatized,
psychologically impaired, and physically disabled, named Flyboy.
The character is played convincingly by Jeremy Davies, who
perhaps some may underestimate, considering the later valuable role in
Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. Kate Capshaw, does a fine job.
Some have noted the manic, omnipresent "smoking" of this
movie, which defies explanation. Perhaps it's just a
device that was seen as having worked well in the
earlier movie, with Judd too, SMOKE, perhaps the director decided
to employ it in LOCUSTS as well.
The most difficult to believe part, is when Vaughn, a
total stranger to a small town, hooks up, and gets hired
on the basis of one beer, in the local tavern. However,
for the remainder of the movie, all the scenes are
extremely believable and the story unfolds convincingly, thus
captivating the viewers' attentions.
Overall, what makes this movie succeed, is the charm and
"utopia" of another time and space, perhaps 200 years ago,
of a small town, in rural America, aside from the
tragic, and insidious story underpinning how Flyboy's
humanity was destroyed as a child, for example. Other aspects
that many will find interesting, is the libido between
Vaughn and the girls on the farm, including Ashley Judd,
the unease felt by the other men feel in face of all of this, the
tension of a new hired hand joining the gr
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Interesting Characters - newdaysof
The Locusts borrows heavily from Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men with many similar characters but many of the plot turns are a little unbelievable.
This movie has a lot going for it: great setting and atmosphere, great actors, reasonable script and dialogue, ...Old-fashioned Melodrama - jillmo
It's a bit over the top with Of Mice and Men overtones but great early showings for Vaughn and Judd. You know where we're going from the beginning with Vaughn in a James Deanesque role and Capshaw as the mysterious controlling matron of the farm. Slightly ...Originality, harmonious mix of actors, rural America - Porkchop
THE LOCUSTS is an extraordinary movie, what will
please the viewers, from the originality of the
story, and from the harmonious mix of actors chosen. It's
the story of how everyone is unique, each person has their own
strengths and weaknesses, ...