“We’re top of the food chain. If we are what we eat then why would we want to be anything less… than human. ”
"Uh oh… as if Armin Meiwes had rented a room at Motel Hell, Feed Me is basically a heartwarming love story of “girl meets cannibal”… and we all kinda already know how that shit is going to properly play out, right? Strangely, of all the films that share a spiritual similarity with Feed Me, it is actually The Stylist that stand out most in my mind. The low-budget/high-skill/max-effort filmmaking combination of this modern digital film experience permeates the same miasmic mediocrity as many other indie horror efforts from at least the last decade-and-a-half. Southbound, Two Witches, Jug Face, The Woman, etc. I feel like I could go on ad nauseam. This is not actually a critique just an observation as I have enjoyed all of these ambitious indie offerings no matter how much it feels like they were all directed out of the same cinephile hivemind not unlike the Love, Death & Robots anthology series. Fortunately, the admittedly hit n’ miss dark comedy and nightmare vignettes add a lot of redeeming value in what could have otherwise been a weak, thin storyline without much meat on the bone. “That’s my boy! That’s my baby! You’re going to be one crispy lil’ piece o’ sheeeit!” Feed Me begins and ends with its dual protagonist leading characters since this movie is basically a chamber drama splatter film. While Christopher Mulvin is a particularly ineffective, though not completely unskilled, leading man, Neal Ward’s Lionel Flack really picks up the slack with a maniacal caricature too crazy to believe. Thankfully, the fact that this film is a relentless dark comedy dripping with more satire than blood pretty much makes this whole movie an “anything goes” situation. I’m super interested to see this highly entertaining bloke in any number of other fucked up twisted nightmarish crime films. Really good stuff! He’s kinda like Chopper starring in “The Bri-ish Cannibal Massacre. ” “Ello, Guvna!” Ultimately, Feed Me is a whole lot of fun at a discount budget showcasing great future filmmaking potential. The fact that films this good can be created by ambitious amateur filmmakers is what modern movie-magic is all about. Bonus points for practical blood n’ guts effects that look great as well as the memorable scene of Lionel destroying his kitchen with a severed leg. Bravo! I viewed this film on the Feed Me XYZ Films Blu-ray Limited Edition physical media released through Vinegar Syndrome and it is the same great premium level of packaging and presentation that you’ve come to expect from the generic releases of this boutique label. No other brand beats Vinegar Syndrome at the cardboard game and this great slipcover is no exception to the consistently fantastic artwork and component quality this company produces."