Livestock
Studio: Creepy Kid Productions
Director: Christopher Di Nunzio
Writer: Christopher Di Nunzio,
Melanie Kotoch
Release date: 2009
Staring: Fiore Leo, Robert Hines,
Johanna Gorton, Michael Reardon,
Irina Peligarad, Christina C. Crawford
Running Time: 76 minutes
Rated: NR
Director: Christopher Di Nunzio
Writer: Christopher Di Nunzio,
Melanie Kotoch
Release date: 2009
Staring: Fiore Leo, Robert Hines,
Johanna Gorton, Michael Reardon,
Irina Peligarad, Christina C. Crawford
Running Time: 76 minutes
Rated: NR
Back of the box:
A mysterious cult has decided to take a new direction in giving Victor (Fiore
Leo), a hard working and trusted member, a promotion. However, his cruel
minded disciples have decided to take action of their own. Growing tired of
their monotonous plans, they begin to take their malevolent acts one step
further.
In a world seeming far removed for Victor's two young girls, Annabel
(Johanna Gorton) and Tina (Christina C. Crawford), are trying to make
changes in their own lives, Annabel prepares for a second date with Jerry
(Matt Phillion), a man she met online, while Tina keeps focused on an
important meeting that is sure to open up new doors in her life.
Soon these two worlds collide as Annabel and Tina find themselves deep
within the belly of the beast, and the long, dark history of a secret
organization is revealed.
A mysterious cult has decided to take a new direction in giving Victor (Fiore
Leo), a hard working and trusted member, a promotion. However, his cruel
minded disciples have decided to take action of their own. Growing tired of
their monotonous plans, they begin to take their malevolent acts one step
further.
In a world seeming far removed for Victor's two young girls, Annabel
(Johanna Gorton) and Tina (Christina C. Crawford), are trying to make
changes in their own lives, Annabel prepares for a second date with Jerry
(Matt Phillion), a man she met online, while Tina keeps focused on an
important meeting that is sure to open up new doors in her life.
Soon these two worlds collide as Annabel and Tina find themselves deep
within the belly of the beast, and the long, dark history of a secret
organization is revealed.
The Bloody Truth:
Livestock brings us possible hope for writer / director Christopher Di
Nunzio's future career. A film on a limited budget yet peppered with hints
of good direction, Livestock is a thoroughly independent horror film.
While Livestock suffers from a range of passable to weak acting, budget
constrained sets, effects and a story that feels at times more like a TV
horror short, there is still much for the horror film fan to fan to enjoy. For
one, character development! An often forgotten tool at any writers
disposal, Di Nunzio avoids classic horror pitfalls and offers you a slowly
unfolding insight into a few key characters in the film. You can’t help but
get the feeling that Livestock could have been a dark character study for
Victor (the lead played by Fiore Leo) if not for the choice to jump to
multiple characters so often. Di Nunzio also has an eye and dedication to
cinematography that allows Livestock to break away from its low budget
roots at times. These two items alone provide proof that Di Nunzio could
do better with the millions tossed at “fast food” direct to video directors
each year and we truly hope he will get the chance.
Livestock gives you the feeling of something bigger, a dark world of crime,
power, lust and the many stories of how the people involved deal with it
all. Would you become a monster? A leader? Or something in-between?
The bloody truth, and it must always be addressed, is simple: while
Livestock may have its good moments and some true positives when you’
re looking for them, it’s not enough to escape the limitations of a truly
independent filmmaker. With many acting and story challenges it can be
hard to be taken away into the world of horror that lived in the writer’s
minds, but for fans of student and local/independent films it’s obvious that
Di Nunzio has done a lot, with very little and we hope to see more films
soon.
Livestock brings us possible hope for writer / director Christopher Di
Nunzio's future career. A film on a limited budget yet peppered with hints
of good direction, Livestock is a thoroughly independent horror film.
While Livestock suffers from a range of passable to weak acting, budget
constrained sets, effects and a story that feels at times more like a TV
horror short, there is still much for the horror film fan to fan to enjoy. For
one, character development! An often forgotten tool at any writers
disposal, Di Nunzio avoids classic horror pitfalls and offers you a slowly
unfolding insight into a few key characters in the film. You can’t help but
get the feeling that Livestock could have been a dark character study for
Victor (the lead played by Fiore Leo) if not for the choice to jump to
multiple characters so often. Di Nunzio also has an eye and dedication to
cinematography that allows Livestock to break away from its low budget
roots at times. These two items alone provide proof that Di Nunzio could
do better with the millions tossed at “fast food” direct to video directors
each year and we truly hope he will get the chance.
Livestock gives you the feeling of something bigger, a dark world of crime,
power, lust and the many stories of how the people involved deal with it
all. Would you become a monster? A leader? Or something in-between?
The bloody truth, and it must always be addressed, is simple: while
Livestock may have its good moments and some true positives when you’
re looking for them, it’s not enough to escape the limitations of a truly
independent filmmaker. With many acting and story challenges it can be
hard to be taken away into the world of horror that lived in the writer’s
minds, but for fans of student and local/independent films it’s obvious that
Di Nunzio has done a lot, with very little and we hope to see more films
soon.
And the rest..... 1 to 5
Acting - 1 Cinematography - 3
Sound - 2 Music - 2
Story - 2 Reality - 3
Acting - 1 Cinematography - 3
Sound - 2 Music - 2
Story - 2 Reality - 3
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