Review: "The Feast" Serves Up Plenty Of Gore Making This Welsh-Language Horror Film The Ultimate Anti-Thanksgiving Thriller

Arlington TX

27 November, 2021

9:57 AM

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By Joe Friar, Fort Worth Report November 26, 2021 Lee Haven Jones makes the transition from the small screen to the big one for his feature film debut, a nasty little horror ditty that brings new meaning to the phrase "eat the rich." Forget the cornucopia, the non-traditional centerpiece here is the mysterious servant Cadi (Annes Elwy) who comes in clutch to help a socialite family prepare a dinner party. Before reaching its ravenous climax, the film bides its time giving the viewer plenty of reasons to develop a callous attitude toward the miscreant family. Now that you've had your fill of turkey, green bean casserole, and those delicious rolls, give thanks that you weren't invited to the dinner party hosted by family matriarch Glenda (Nia Roberts), an Andy Cohen fembot who seems to be auditioning for the Bravo network hoping they expand abroad for a show whose title ends in "…of Wales." When wet-haired Cadi shows up at the modern country home as a replacement for the MIA hired help, she's whisked inside and put to work immediately (credentials what?) by Glenda. As time goes by it becomes evident that the pale wide-eyed temp whose gaze fluctuates between wonderment and disgust may not be from the agency. She listens intently but never speaks, whispering to the artwork doesn't count, her silence becoming her strength. No birds on tonight's menu, just a couple of rabbits courtesy of Gwyn (Julian Lewis Jones) the corrupt politician head of household, a modern-day Viking who still believes in the age-old P&P tradition (Pillage and Plunder). Well, Viking may be too strong a word for Gwyn who lets Glenda handle the skinning of the rabbits while he relaxes, metrosexual hair intact, waiting for the guests to arrive. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.