The "Piglady" in this film, is based on convicted killer Susan Monica, who killed two of her farm hands on her farm in Oregon...and fed them to her pigs.
In at least one of the cases...she claimed that her pigs had attacked one of the men...and, having disemboweled him...she shot him to ease his suffering.
Though, she also stated that she did not value human life.
And expressed that she liked animals more than she did people.
This film boasts being based on this story.
And is, apparently, shot on the actual farm where the murders took place.
It is, however, of the homemade horror type quality.
And takes the story on which it is based...and turns it into a slasher.
With the Piglady's targets being a group of young Californian adults, who have gone to the cabin of one of their parents for Christmas.
Which just so happens to be on the property next to the Piglady.
Who holds a grudge against them, because the father of the one guy keeps trying to buy her land off her.
Which she is adamant...is not for sale.
Unfortunately, their attempt to spin the slasher angle in with the "based on a true story" bit just doesn't work.
They just don't meld well together...and, as such, it comes off incredibly forced.
Not to mention...the pigs come off as having almost supernatural abilities.
Which requires an absolute suspension of disbelief, to come off anything less than absurd.
There's also way too much of a focus on character development.
With the horror seeming to play second fiddle to it.
There are actually some decent special effects though...in the parts that are more horror oriented.
But the writing is lackluster.
And the acting is pretty mediocre.
So it never really goes beyond being mid.
And even then...it's on the lower side of that spectrum.
It's not overtly horrible, or unwatchable, though.
Just relatively forgettable.
Anyone familiar with Gravitas releases will have come to expect this going in, however.
So it's not really surprising.
But it's quite obvious all the other early reviewers of this film are paid shills.
Because they are rating this way too high.
In my honest opinion...it ranks about a 2 out of 10.
In at least one of the cases...she claimed that her pigs had attacked one of the men...and, having disemboweled him...she shot him to ease his suffering.
Though, she also stated that she did not value human life.
And expressed that she liked animals more than she did people.
This film boasts being based on this story.
And is, apparently, shot on the actual farm where the murders took place.
It is, however, of the homemade horror type quality.
And takes the story on which it is based...and turns it into a slasher.
With the Piglady's targets being a group of young Californian adults, who have gone to the cabin of one of their parents for Christmas.
Which just so happens to be on the property next to the Piglady.
Who holds a grudge against them, because the father of the one guy keeps trying to buy her land off her.
Which she is adamant...is not for sale.
Unfortunately, their attempt to spin the slasher angle in with the "based on a true story" bit just doesn't work.
They just don't meld well together...and, as such, it comes off incredibly forced.
Not to mention...the pigs come off as having almost supernatural abilities.
Which requires an absolute suspension of disbelief, to come off anything less than absurd.
There's also way too much of a focus on character development.
With the horror seeming to play second fiddle to it.
There are actually some decent special effects though...in the parts that are more horror oriented.
But the writing is lackluster.
And the acting is pretty mediocre.
So it never really goes beyond being mid.
And even then...it's on the lower side of that spectrum.
It's not overtly horrible, or unwatchable, though.
Just relatively forgettable.
Anyone familiar with Gravitas releases will have come to expect this going in, however.
So it's not really surprising.
But it's quite obvious all the other early reviewers of this film are paid shills.
Because they are rating this way too high.
In my honest opinion...it ranks about a 2 out of 10.
