The Locusts

Clay Hewitt(Vince Vaughn)is a drifter from Missouri stopping in 1960s Kansas in hope to earn some money. He only has seven bucks in his pocket. He meets some locals, including Joel(Daniel Meyer), Earl(Paul Rudd), Patsy(Jessica Capshaw) and Kitty(Ashley Judd). Earl... Full review

Ever lie awake at night, watch something on some obscure cable channel, and end up wondering why you didn't drink yourself into a stupor several hours earlier? I just did. I'd probably feel better tomorrow, had I chosen the booze.THE... Full review

An American movie without happy end. Kate Capshaw heads a cast of young actors. From the start she comes over disgusting. 2 hours later you'll love here. It is really a very dark family secret. Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Davies, Ashley... Full review

Normally when I hear or read the title of a movie, I have some idea of what it could be like. That's not always correct, but most of the time it works - especially with famous movies of course. But... Full review

This was a great movie. Not one you can really predict. Not your typical ending. It is nice sometimes to not have the happily ever after predictable plot in a drama.... Full review

the lead male character is just too mushy to be a realy man. Especially a man of his education and income level. other than that Ashley Judd is delightful in her role. very convincing!!!!!!!!!!!... Full review

a true masterpiece. The director, takes what seems like a flawed script, and turns it into something magical. I cant wait to see it again.... Full review

It's easy to get carried away while watching this movie. This is first and foremost a portrayal of people wrestling with their destiny and past, and ultimately facing a fate that seems unavoidable. The cast, without exceptions, superbly adds life... Full review

There are many films in this category, depressing reality genre. Good acting performances by lead actors. The film lacks good moral outcome, which I think should be present in films like this. The only contribution this film leaves is perhaps... Full review

Will the real Vince Vaughn please come forward and do some more acting like this. He really stood out in this picture. Although not the best I have ever seen, the movie kept me intrigued to the very end. It... Full review

The Locusts takes place on a cattle ranch in the midwest, but it's got all the hardboiled intimacy of good noir fiction. Some might find the proceedings somewhat too lurid, but for those of us enthralled by Hollywood's noir tradition, The Locusts is a very fine throwback to possibly the coolest era in American film. ... Full Review

Vaughn and Davies work well together - in a better movie, their relationship would be downright heartbreaking. Kelley has taken great care to re-create the '50s, but he makes the mistake of many filmmakers when doing period pieces - he lets the era overwhelm his film. ... Full Review

The Locusts'' is not successful.....The movie is not bad so much as it's absurd.....You can sense they wanted to make a great film....Because the movie is in some ways so good, it's a shame it's so utterly, crashingly implausible.....Its material is so overwrought and incredible, so curiously dated.... ... Full Review

You can sense they wanted to make a great film....The movie is not bad so much as it's absurd.....The Locusts'' is not successful.....Because the movie is in some ways so good, it's a shame it's so utterly, crashingly implausible.....Its material is so overwrought and incredible, so curiously dated.... ... Full Review

FOR THE TIMESFriday October 3, 1997      Move over, Harry's Bar and the Bad Hemingway Contest. We think we have the winner of the first Terrible Tennessee Williams competition. Not that we're aware of such an event, but how else to ... Full Article