I went into this completely blind and I loved it! First, it is low budget, so there's the typical issues with that. And yes, there are some plot holes, but the story centers on a mystery so it's forgivable that not every single thing is explained.
A couple moves to a rural farm. The photographer husband begins capturing ghostly figures in his pictures. And as the wife cleans out the house she discovers evidence of a pagan cult. The elderly neighbor lady mysteriously disappeared then reappeared decades before, but was it actually HER that came back? Is the field behind their house a spiritual vortex? Or a wormhole in space-time? Was the cult worshipping the powers of the field? Or does the cult exist in a parallel universe?
I would classify this film as sci-fi much more than horror or thriller. It's not perfect, but it's very interesting. And I'm this modern film age of reboots, remakes, and tired tropes it was really refreshing to find an actual new, unique idea for a plot.
The Field
2019
Action / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
The Field
2019
Action / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
A long-empty farmstead holds secret worlds, accidentally unlocked by an amateur photographer and his wife.
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Actual unique premise on this one
Excruciatingly awful
Within 20 minutes this film went from odd to awful with a local getting belligerent over a simple photo taken by our newcomer (Ben). Following this encounter he is met by another judgmental local assuming some "big city" person just wants to take advantage of poor helpless folk. He took a picture and he is a monster? After this the film continues to leave you lost and confused about the "mystery" of what happened years ago at the farm our newcomers (Ben & Lydia) purchased from an obviously shady realtor who clearly didn't disclose the dark secrets of their new home. We see Ben and Lydia acting as amateur sleuths and part time creepers searching for answers but only getting cryptic information. To add to the nonsense they are being harassed by the local sheriff who is also short on information and long on judgment and, while people "don't like him" he is still holds an elected position... The plot was the only thing that kept me engaged for an hour and a half hoping it would all come together but when the end came I found myself wanting to know who the writers were to make sure I never endure another one of their creations.
You took her picture!!!!
Ben Holland (Tim Higgins) is a successful chef in Chicago working 90 hours a week. His relationship has become strained with his interior decorator wife Lydia (Kara Mulrooney). They decide to leave the city and go live on a farm in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. This is the same farm we see in the opening scene from Friday the 13th 1961 where Edith disappears in a flash of light. Ben imagines himself being a photographer and takes pictures around the farm and sees images of people who are not there. He uncovers the story of Edith (Veronica Cartwright),who came back and lives in a cottage nearby and doesn't have a full deck. He is being harassed by Sheriff Roy (Neidermeyer) a friend of Edith. Lydia uncovers pictures of a cult ritual performed on the grounds, something that perhaps has a tie-in, but wasn't explained.
It was interesting to watch Ben methodically attempt to film the ghosts rather than call a Zelda Rubinstein. Although a weird goth spiritualist would have played well too. The overreaction of the townies never made sense.
Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity. No sexy spiritualist.