Feed

Plot synopsis:
Australian cop Phillip (Patrick Thompson) works as a Cybercrime investigator for Interpol. Phillip finds himself shaken after investigating a case in Hamburg, Germany, in which a man consents to have his penis cut off and eaten by his lover. Phillip's own relationship is troubled due to his frequent travel and difficulties with romantic intimacy, and he finds himself unable to respond positively to his beautiful girlfriend's sexual overtures. The two have rough sex that gets out of hand, and she leaves him after writing "pig" on his chest with lipstick.
Meanwhile, Phillip has been working with his partner, Nigel (Matthew Le Nevez), to investigate a fetish website that features morbidly obese women being held captive and fed fattening food. The website's intricate encryption suggests that the webmaster is concealing a deeper perversion, and, despite the objections of his superiors, Phillip travels to Toledo, Ohio, to investigate the webmaster and determine the whereabouts of "Lucy," a former site favorite. In Ohio, the site's sadistic webmaster, Michael Carter (Alex O'Loughlin), holds Deidre (Gabby Millgate) captive in a ramshackle cottage in the woods. After questioning a local priest, Michael's adoptive sister, and his thin, attractive wife, Phillip manages to track Michael to the cottage, where the latter is preparing to feed Deidre a thick slurry of eggs and weight gain powder. Phillip learns that Michael developed a sexual fascination with obese women due to his troubled relationship with his overweight, immobile mother, who died when he was a child. He also uncovers the twist in Michael's fetish website: not only are paying site members able to watch him feed and fornicate with obese women, but they can place bets on when each woman will die, using posted statistics on their body proportions, blood pressure, and other medical indicators.
In the cottage, Phillip finds Lucy's decaying remains and then confronts Michael; Michael reveals that he killed his mother and fed Lucy until she died. The slurry-like preparation he was attempting to feed Deidre through a tube contains some of the fat he had carved from Lucy's body. After a struggle, Phillip shoots Deidre, who maintains her love for Michael even as Philip tells her about his deceptions, and two shots can be heard off screen.
The final scene reveals Phillip living in suburban bliss with Michael's overweight adoptive sister. He takes some sandwiches she has packed for him and drives to the cottage in the woods, where he eats them with gusto, pausing to tantalize a wheelchair-bound Michael with one. Michael, starving and emaciated, begs Phillip to "Feed me."

Tags: suspenseful, plot twist, flashback

Review:
The premise of this film is excellent - it's the first movie I've been aware of that tackles the bizarre subject of feeders.Sadly, the strong cast is let down by sloppy direction.
At the end of the day, it's okay but instantly forgettable.The film scrapes a "7" as the subject matter is interesting and the acting is very good....it's just a shame that butter-fingered director Brett Leonard manages to drop the ball.
The gruesome "Feed" is not recommended to audiences of blockbusters or commercial movies; but for viewers that aim for a disturbing film that breaks taboos, they will certainly enjoy this movie.
I just got to see this movie at the Fantasy Film Festival in Nuremberg and I was pretty astonished how many people actually wanted to see it.
"Feed" tells the grotesque and fascinating story of psychopath,who feeds his victims to death.He keeps seriously obese women in his dead mom's house where he feeds them junk food and calorie-rich slop to their hearts desire.Australian cop tries to stop this disturbed fetishist..."Feed" by Brett Leonard is an undeniably unique addition to the psycho genre.Alex O'Loughlin is excellent as the resident lunatic Michael Carter.The film is quite gross,but having seen tons of extreme stuff I wasn't shocked or disturbed.Still the subject matter is morbidly fascinating and there is enough nudity,vomit and deviant behaviour to keep exploitation fans happy.Give this tense and slightly repulsive thriller a look.The nods to German cannibal case of Arnim Meiwes are especially notable.8 out of 10..
The basic plot: cyber investigators from Austalia stumble on a fetist website about women who literally get feed to death of their own volition.This movie will have a limited target audience.
either more of the cannibal issue from the start of the movie or take that scene out completely or tie it into the force feeding later on.I did stop eating though when I was watching it.
Feed has added yet another great twisted Aussie movie to my favourites list.An interestingly twisted story about a cyber-cop, a sociopath and his fetish with huge women.
But that's pretty much where the originality ends.What follows is a psychological horror with no scares, a few sick scenes involving food, pretty good acting, questionable decision making and some pretty good directing.I didn't care much for anyone in the film....probably the most was "Deidre" just because of the position she was in, but that's not saying much.
Without authority, Phillip flies to America to track Michael and stop this disturbing act.At a time when Australia is rebuilding its film industry; with great films Look Both Way, Wolf Creek, Little Fish and The Proposition, it was only a matter of time for a movie like Feed would make its way out of the woodwork.
With our society so concerned of being thin, Feed spins that notion on its head, where bigger people are more beautiful; while taking it to the n'th degree with Dedrae weighing over six hundred pounds.Like many films of this caliber, the hallmarks of a small budget are easily seen, yet isn't that the 'charm' of these films; rough camera work, corny dialog, overblown acting and a plot that doesn't completely make sense.
This film tells the story of a serial killer with a fetish for obese women who force feeds them and takes bets online as to when they will die.What I thought interesting about this film was that even though this guy was obviously insane and he's sole goal was to kill these woman he had such a love and tenderness for them.
There are no name actors who can't act, bad dialogue, bad settings, bad lighting (the opening scene is filmed entirely in blue) and a bad, horrible plot.If it were done right, the movie could have been so much better.
Also, I don't think anyone would want to sit down for an hour and a half and watch a movie which opens with someone feeding a naked obese woman whilst getting off on it.:sicky: I'm going to give this a 0/10, even though the minimum I can give it here is 1....
That was in fact part of the plot; so how the previous poster failed to notice that I'm not too sure.All in all I enjoyed the film; I liked the (at times jerky) camera-work and lighting - as the previous comment mentioned, a lot of filters were used (like the blue one) but I think this added to the film's atmosphere.A few things were a bit unbelievable, and the ending was rather odd (shan't spoil it for you)...but all in all, a fairly good movie..
Alex O'Loughlin plays Michael Carter, a Feeder who films feeding women online and tracks their vital stats for placing bets as to when they will die.
I watched it primarily because it had been worked on by the guy who did the lawnmower man and i was a really big fan of that movie.so anyway i had a look online to see a little about it and got a vague idea what was going on.
for instance sakes the suit is just so well crafted, absolutely seamless as far as i can see, moved really well and the detail on it was impeccable yet shows how limiting to a persons life experience it can be to maintain such a large body weight.anyway I'm kinda rambling here but i guess that when it boils down to it i really suggest that anybody who has a high threshold for the bizarre and shocking should really take a look at this film, my biggest fear however is that it might inspire people who have a hidden interest in this fetish to actually seek out partners to participate in it with which i feel is not a safe practice.the gore towards the end of the film is a little campy in as much as that it really looks pretty crappy when compared to some other low budget films with a similar quirk but none the less this does not necessarily detract from the film on the whole.so watch if you are so inclined but i implore everybody that does watch it to not try and pursue their own experience of this fetish as it is far to dangerous, and also far to unfair to the mental and physical health and wellbeing of all involved..
I found this movie good in concept but the story line is badly planned and the acting poor, the film "dances" around from one scene and subject to another not really linking one thing to another.
I don't think so...The movie starts promisingly, and the plot seems sort of well established, but the whole international theme soon becomes confusing, irrelevant and unbelievable.The American scenes look as though they've been filmed in oz despite the addition of left hand drive cars with yank plates on!Overall, a disappointing attempt at a movie that could have been so much better than it is...
The over use of filters, the totally inconsistent characters, dreadful acting, a third act that takes up 2/3rds of the films running time, plot holes, shocking (shocking as in shockingly fuc**ng awful) plot developments that come out of nowhere and make no sense and overused pseudo-intellectual monologues from the killer almost 5 of them in the dragged out 3rd act.The worst thing about the film is the grotty, horribleness that pervades though it and I don't mean that in a good way.
A preliminary warning here - this film may not be for everyone.If you are a bit squeamish about various aspects of human physiology in the extreme, you might want to reconsider before viewing this item.Having said that, however, I will give credit where it's due.This is certainly one of the more original screen plays I have ever seen, and I've seen my share of quirky, fringe occupants of the horror / suspense / weird sci-fi genre'.The closest comparison that comes to mind, though it's plot and situations are quite different, is another quirky example of this sort of genre', "Hunger".Both of these films are quite terrifying and grotesque in their own way, but Feed embarks into new unexplored territory.As I said, for originality, this piece can rightfully claim to be unique, to say the least.The acting has its highs and lows, some well done, other parts a bit more .
really different sort of bizarre quasi horror film with a twist, you'll definitely be entertained, though I suggest you do not want to be eating, anything, at all, while watching this .
FEED is one of those films thats starts great, interesting, seems to have a great plot, shows sick things that we don't expect to see in a film, then it kinda just fizzles out at the end.Even though this is not one of the greatest films i have seen, it defiantly kept me watching.
If you enjoy films like Seven you will enjoy FEED however you will be slightly disappointed, as Seven gives the viewers that last final twist at the end, FEED just does not deliver.The police man who goes to American is NOT sent their, he goes to America off his own back, prior to what another comment mentions, the police man does leave Austrailia but only because he is adamant that the website he has found will lead him to something much worse.I would say FEED is certainly worth watching, but just don't expect a gritty plot, that you can work out, because there just isn't one, unfortunately..
(His son Patrick plays the co-lead, along with Alex O'Loughlin, who, as a blond, looks an awfully lot like Owen Wilson, without the noticeable nose.) The movie begins as though it might hold together, but slowly comes apart until, toward the end, director Brett Leonard ("Lawnmower Man," "Virtuosity") leaves logic adrift entirely and has his hero (and us) lamely rolling around in body parts and fluids.
The questions supposedly raised here about our consumer culture and over-eating are red herrings, plot-wise, and neither pertinent nor intelligent enough to qualify as "intellect." Yes, unhealthily fat women (and the men who go for them) exist in life and online, but this film--which equals "Hostel" and "Wolf Creek" in sheer ugliness while possessing about one-tenth the movie-making smarts of both put together--has no reason to be..
The idea, besides, that what we see on screen does really happen, maybe behind the walls of your neighbor, only adds to the horror.I won't spoil anything because this movie must be enjoyed from start to finish, there is everything here: psychopathy, deep web, cannibalism, and a constant, impending sick feeling which will unnerve you for the whole duration and after the end.
Thompson stars as Phillip Jackson, a cybercrimes investigator who gets wind of people like Michael Carter (O'Loughlin), who take women and then feed them and feed them until they're bedridden and completely dependent on their captors.
What could easily have been a lame "shock" movie revolving around the feeder fetish becomes a compelling thriller.The film opens with an Australian police officer on an internet detail exposing an Armin Meiewes type case of cannibalism-shown in borderline nauseating detail.
As Michael strives to get his latest lard-assed lady, Deidre (Gabby Millgate) to pile on the pounds and pop her clogs, psychologically damaged cyber-crime cop Phillip Jackson (Patrick Thompson) attempts to stop the loony using whatever means necessary.If, like me, you've a craving for weird and perverse cinema, then you'll no doubt be licking your lips at the thought of Feed, which from the plot summary, sounds like a satisfying smörgåsbord of sadistic delights.
It's a shame, because with a little more thought and care during preparation, this could easily have become Leonard's signature dish.Those who do decide to tuck in will have to make do with savouring the film's tastier morsels: the solid central performances from O'Loughlin, Thompson, and especially Millgate, who has to act from under a ton of realistically fleshy make-up; the gratuitous nudity from Jackson's gorgeous nympho girlfriend; the genuinely nauseating scenes of force-feeding (which are made even worse when it is revealed what is being served up!); and a few choice chunks of meaty gore.All this delectable deviancy definitely makes the film worth watching, but I doubt you'll go back for seconds.6.5 out of 10, very generously rounded up to 7 for IMDb..
The aspect of the story where an Australian cop goes to America on his own and manages to solve the whole case without almost any form of assistance, is perhaps a bit implausible, but it does provide a good set-up for the ending of the movie.
I thought the acting was pretty strong and it moved at a rapid pace with an bizarre and unsettling story about a sick and disturbed man feeding women to death and storing their fat and a cop who discovers his psychotic antics and wants to bring him down before the next woman becomes another victim.
The basic plot of a man force feeding women to death is the basic key of desire to want to watch this movie.
The basic plot of a man force feeding women to death is the basic key of desire to want to watch this movie.
Other than that, the sexual content goes beyond what I find acceptable, basically you are subjected to porn when it really isn't necessary to the plot.Some of the other scenes within the movie are very disturbing but I won't divulge any further.I think if this had been done differently it could have been so much better, the idea behind the film is a unique one and could have been a really good film.This however is a disturbing, very strange and unsettling film made on a low budget.
The theme of consumption and overpopulation is well-represented by the film's images and dialogue, the acting was good, though the story had some big flaws, especially with characterization -- the "rogue" Australian cop is operating so far beyond the law that he's hard to be take seriously, and later plot-scenes resulting from the rogue cop's illegal activities ought to be taut, but rather, come off as too long and almost laughable (for some of the dialogue): I'm guessing this is what prompted one reviewer to make a snide, unwarranted comment about liberals.
From this point on, the movie tries very hard to present some interesting juxtapositions, forcing us to watch him have rough sex with his girlfriend, inter-spliced with images of some deranged psycho force feeding grotesquely overweight women, as though trying to suggest that we're all predisposed to some fetishes, and maybe we're not so different from the sickos after all.
If you like raunchy sex scenes, fat chicks, watching liposuction operations and enjoy watching things that make normal people puke..you will love this movie.
I had a feeling the director wanted to make a Se7en type of film but where Se7en delivered the goods nicely and appropriately Feed failed miserably in all accounts.The director tried to use the controversy around the issue of a pretty unusual fetish to make an intelligent account of the sickening acts of a man obsessed with fat women.
To start, my rating of this movie is a pretty good microcosm of this review - completely average.Like most viewers, I heard about this film because of the quite extreme reviews, either from friends, websites or anywhere else you get reviews from.
FEED is a relatively original film that I think has been passed-over undeservedly because of it's unorthodox subject matter.The film revolves around an Australian police officer who comes across a fetish website that shows obese women being stuffed with food to the point of total incapacitation.
I watched this movie after reading a number of reviews and watching the enticing advert for the DVD on TV and i'm not disappointed.There where some fantastic performances especially by the feeder he was absolutely amazing and had a pretty flawless American accent considering he was Australian, i would without a doubt watch another movie with him in based on his performance in this movie.Some of the acting was a bit soap opera however this didn't spoil the tension there was a fantastic sub plot about the cop and his abusive relationship with his girlfriend which lead in nicely to the unexpected ending and demonstrated his state of mind and how he could do what he does (i wont give away the twist though) The Camera angles and directorial style although not truly original where very good, the diolouge was fantastic, the atmosphere would shift from sinister to subdued which always kept me guessing, in short i don't have a lot bad to say about this movie.What i will say is that if your a horror fan or like your shocking / gory / sick movies don't be fooled by some of the other comments there's nothing in here thats really shocking but it is a fantastic physcological thriller and 100% recommended..
Jackson thinks Carter is feeding women to death & making money out of it through his website, Jackson has to go it alone in order to stop Carter...This Australian production was directed by Brett Leonard this is not so much a horror film as a psychological drama that revolves around rather unpleasant events, although Feed has been getting lots of positive reviews I have to say while it's well put together I didn't really like it that much.
Based on the supposed underground culture & fetish of people being forced fed until they die Feed tries hard to be more than just a simple exploitation film, the only person who kills anyone on screen is the supposed hero the cop & Deidre the obese woman is seen as being consensual with what is happening to her & there are several speeches by Carter about how he is letting Deidre be free what she wants to be & that he loves her for what she is without having to conform to societies perception of beauty.