At Any Price

"A POWERFUL, DYNAMIC FAMILY DRAMA!"
A rebellious, tough teenager played by Efron, would prefer to race cars anytime, rather than being responsible enough to take over the family farming business. However, his father, played by Dennis Quaid, has an entirely different opinion as he worries about the weak economy and changing farming climate. Acting Performance was good, and the story grabs your attention, with a thought-provoking ending. The theme of this movie is based on the economic crisis, and how it affects the American dream. The story also reflects that business comes before pleasure, especially in today's world. The drama becomes intense with an impressive ending, which makes you think about how serious the economic crisis can be in our lives. This movie makes you think about what happened to the land of opportunity, a once promised land, and the cost of the American dream. Engaging, moving, entertaining. Highly recommended!

Iowa farm drama resonates with some great preformances
"At Any Price" (2013 release; 105 min.) brings the story of Henry (played by Dennis Quaid) and his farm family in Iowa. Henry owns a big farm and sells genetically-modified seeds, and is struggling to keep this 4th generation farm going. His oldest son Grant has left the family for adventures abroad (mountain climbing in Argentina) and his youngest son Dean (played by Zac Efron) is a dirt track racer dreaming to break into the big times (ARCA, then NASCAR). Henry is losing customers to a rival, but is unexpectedly getting some help from Dean's girlfriend Cadence (played by Maika Monroe). Henry also has a girlfriend on the side, Meredith (played by Heather Graham), who in turn has her eyes on Dean. Then one day, Henry gets investigated by Liberty, the company from which Henry gets his seeds, for possibly cleaning/re-using the seeds for more than one crop. To tell you more of this plot-heavy movie would surely ruin your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it...

Disturbing....imo
It is two hours and five bucks I will never have back.. There is nothing redeeming about this movie - nothing. It is a story about a farm family with an obnoxious seed selling father who cheats the seed company he works for. The favorite son is long gone from the farm and the one that is left may be cute at first but it won't take long until the inner ugly seeps through. Everyone that is good and decent gets hurt. They literally get away with murder. I never write reviews but was so angry at this movie I wanted to warn others to save them from the same fate our family experienced this evening. All total, eight thumbs down... way way down. Oh, you know how during a horrible movie you think at the end it will all come together - well, this one doesn't. All is well that ends well sums this one up - it didn't even end well. Any other movie choice is bound to be better than this one. imo

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