Film Review – At Any Price

In the mid-eighties, there was bumper crop of films examining the plight
of the red-blooded, family-oriented American farmer as they faced
industry demands, corporate interests, and dwindling profits. In 2013,
the vocation has changed radically, with little room for a personal
touch, giving way to fields of crops born from genetically modified
seeds, with Big Agriculture turning to science and law to control what
was once an Earthly treasure shared by all. “At Any Price” uses the
discomfort surrounding GMO seeds as a foundation for its story of
domestic dissolve, but largely ignores the possibilities of the
conflict. In fact, the results are quite disastrous when it steps away
from farming concerns, resulting in a movie that’s unforgivably clunky,
tone-deaf, and dreadfully acted.
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