Iowa

Name: Iowa
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: March 31, 2006
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 35

2006

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Koch Vision | Release Date: March 31, 2006

Summary: A cautionary tale of love, crime, fantasy, and addiction, Iowa follows two young lovers who decide to go into the "batch" business -- cooking their own methamphetamine -- only to watch it burn a jagged hole in their lives. (Full Fathom 5)

Director: Matt Farnsworth

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Runtime: 104 min

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Michael Atkinson

Farnsworth brings a smidgen of scary energy to the social hellfire, and his newbie cast often out-act the pros. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

If it were possible for an entire state to sue for defamation of character, Iowa might have a strong case against writer, director and star Matt Farnsworth. Read full review

Laura Kern

As the downward spiral continues, "drugs are evil" is pounded into our heads again and again until numbness sets in; in this case, even a touch of subtlety would have sent a more powerful and lasting message. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

A flashy-looking low-budget indie about drugs, love and crime in small-town Iowa. But, speaking as an ex-small-town Midwesterner, I found it hard to buy. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Just because the filmmakers have their roots in the Midwest doesn't give them a pass when it comes to their stereotypical rendition of small-town people and ways, chock-a-block with sadistic cops, shotgun-toting locals, and strippers from up in Des Moines. Read full review

Sam Adams

Farnsworth's frenetic, often hysterical first feature tries desperately to find a style, or styles, to call its own, but there's never a moment that doesn't feel as if it's been chewed up and spit out a dozen times before. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

A story of miserable people leading miserable lives, Iowa is a sour vanity project: trash posing as a socially relevant "cautionary tale." Read full review

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