Slaughter (2009)

On the run from an abusive ex-boyfriend, a woman takes refuge at a new friend's house, where bizarre family members seem to harbor terrifying secrets.

A young woman helps her best friend, Faith, settle into a new town and new life after she decides to leave her abusive relationship. At a bar Faith meets Lola, another attractive young woman, and she seeks out a friendship with her.

Living in constant fear of her abusive ex, Jimmy, [Why are all abusive guys named Jimmy?] things heighten when he somehow obtains her phone number. Under the impression that he has tracked her down, Faith moves in with Lola at the farm and eventually meets the rest of the family. Something is clearly amiss at the farmhouse, but being new and naive, Faith barely notices. Soon enough though, she discovers a terrifying secret.

Giggity!

 

I think that what bothered me the most is knowing that what did happen did not need to happen. A lot of this movie was pointless. For example: If you change your life or move away to escape a dangerous situation, why would you keep the same FB page/contract info? 

Slaughter is a is a very slow moving movie about a girl who escapes an abusive relationship by living on a farm with a girl she met at a bar. While it does take a darker turn about an hour into the film, there's no real tension or action or strife until then. Just characterization. Maybe I'm growing impatient in my old age, but having to wait a hr in for "The Slaughter" is ridiculous. And that's in quotes because nothing really happens. Okay shit happened, but nothing I really wanted or expected.

Anyway, I want to say that this entire film was pointless. After a while, you're just kinda waiting for it to end and that's no way to go though a film.

 

Violence? Yes, eventually.
Explosions? No
Nudity? No