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The 0 - 3 reviews seem to be written by people who think that every film must include automatic gunfire, CGI explosions or a car chase. Instead of this, Feral State shows what you can do by investing in the script, characters and camerawork: create intrigue and tension - and any film that keeps you watching until the end deserves 5/10 at least. All of the acting seemed fine to me and Ronnie Gene Blevins convincingly holds the whole thing together as the father figure of not just a gang, but also a community. The idea of bumping off miscreants and burying them in the woods (or just leaving them for the crocs) isn't without its appeal either.

Feral State knows it was never designed to be a Hollywood blockbuster and, just like the similar Deathwell, sensibly snips itself off around the 1h 20min mark - just before you've had enough but when you're curious to know more.

It's a fairly decent directorial debut for newb writer and producer Jon Carlo. Had the story been less convoluted and had more continuity, this could have been a cult classic. At the end you're left shaking your head, and wanting closure.

The 84 min runtime was decent, but the pacing needed improvement, especially due to the "all over the place writing".

The score was decent for a b-film, and the cinematography on point. Casting was good, although I found Ronnie Gene Blevins a little annoying and unconvincing in his role, as was AnnaLynne McCord. Perhaps it was from the inexperience of Carlo directing his cast properly. However, first-time actress Sif Saga as Lexi was outstanding - a real natural I'd say her performance was the best of them all.

Overall an ok one-time watch b-film. It's a 5/10 from me.

It was a decent movie. I like the grit. Ronnie Blevin was the highlight.

This is a boring movie for sure. The best thing about it is AnnaLynne McCord.

I've been seeing signs around the county for this movie and I had to know why. Apparently it was shot here in Citrus County, which is kinda cool I guess. Decided to give it a shot. It felt so funny to me to see almost everything they showed in the movie because I've seen it all my life, like the Roller Barn. If only I'd carved my name into that table they sat at 20 years ago, now that would have been great. The movie had a lot of potential. It wasn't absolutely terrible, but they kept changing scenes so fast before you could get a feel for what was actually going on. I don't think any of the actors were bad at acting, I just feel like it would have made more sense if they slowed down and took their time making it, maybe added in more details. Give it a try and you may understand where I'm coming from. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. They probably would have done better making it a series rather than a movie, but once again they'd need to give more details.

Acting not great, and some parts of this movie made no sense.

Should have been better thought out.

Gritty films about the desparity among the poor and homeless and orfant social classes, and love to see an indespicable clanleader that rules with love and terror his tribe of young and hopelessly lost sole that will trot the trailway to hell for eternity, then this is a film for you.

I like such films, even though i admire movieart thats more drugrelated but with the same kinda social personalities, a will recommend a look at this. The grumpy old man give a plus for the score and the unsteady camhandling.

My husband and I had no hope for this movie as 1- it was shot in Citrus County and having lived here for 37 yrs and knowing what it's like and the type of people here, we just expected nothing but some cool sights for nostalgic reasons. And 2- Anyone making a good, or decent movie wouldn't be shooting here. But, this was a fantastic movie, well done and decent acting. Completely unexpected. My husband is a major snob when it comes to what seems to be low budget movies and he loved this. I absolutely LOVED seeing all the places shown. Especially Big Blue, that place was such a staple in my childhood and early teens, I grew up out there and lived in Arrowhead for 18 yrs. Had my 6th birthday party at the Roller Barn! Grew up eating at Chicken King, in fact my old fashioned grandfather tipped a waitress there with a penny tails up once she was so bad! ( Early 90s) And let's not leave out Scott Addams butthurt "Eternity in hell" billboard! All in all great movie! Even met Nick Tamposi the other night and talked to him about how much I loved the movie and places featured, not even realizing it was him, at the liquor store ( featured in the movie) Seeing my liquor store guy Beamer in the movie was the cherry on top! It's a must see for anyone living in Citrus County!

This movie missed the mark on plot, acting and directing. Open for something much better but it fell short.

This movie was complete trash. Literally the beginning made absolutely no sense, honestly the whole movie did not make any sense. I grew up where this was filmed and it was being way over hyped for no reason but little high schoolers that I went to school with wanted to be in it and it was so cringe. There was no character development, no plot, bad acting and straight up embarrassing. It was just a rich family with money that wanted to make a movie. The family irl is really stuck up. Shout to jas the worst acting out of all of them and she was fr trying so hard. Me and my cousin just watched it to make fun of it. There was also a random r*pe scene in there that came out of nowhere, was not necessary to add and was really triggering and just uncomfortable.

I was all excited to see this, and was watching and watching. She is beautiful, of course . She's a great actress . Then they stole that thing about running down the hill . The story from colors that Robert Duvall says to Sean Penn . That really really did not sit well with me completely stolen, it's too bad it could've been a great movie and it it's a drag when people get lazy like . It looks nice and it could've really been something . But that really set a tone. I feel bad for all the people at work on a movie like this that had potential in an end up going nowhere. Oh well, what can you do?

I lived in Inverness for a little while. This is actually how life was and continues to be there. Jungle camp road , Turner Fish Camp and Potts Preserve!

This was my type of movie. Plot was great with tons of drama and grit. Ronnie Gene Blevin playing the Mack character really made this come alive. One of my fav films of 2021. Good job and congrats to everybody involved in this film.

Just seen it on Amazon Prime. Gritty and entertaining for sure. Yes it's low budget but they made it work. Support indie films like this and rent it.

Great movie.. Jon Carlo did his thing! A well done thriller, I highly recommend this.

Absolutely loved this movie! Was a totally unexpected hit!! Amazing acting, the shots were gorgeous. Could be a mew cult classic.

I'm from central Florida and this movie really nailed the vibe and feel of being down in the swamps. Amazing story and great twist! Go see this movie!!!

Loved so many things about this dark swampy thriller. I literally could smell the sweat and humidity in the movie. Great characters, really cool setting. Finally a covid movie!

Anna Lynn McCord is so beautiful and talented. Really well produced and shot with an exciting storyline. Giving this a 10.. one of my favorite films i've seen so far this year.