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  • Summary: A cautionary tale of love, crime, fantasy, and addiction, Iowa follows two young lovers who decide to go into the "batch" business -- cooking their own methamphetamine -- only to watch it burn a jagged hole in their lives. (Full Fathom 5)
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Negative: 6 out of 9
  1. Farnsworth brings a smidgen of scary energy to the social hellfire, and his newbie cast often out-act the pros.
  2. Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    If it were possible for an entire state to sue for defamation of character, Iowa might have a strong case against writer, director and star Matt Farnsworth.
  3. A flashy-looking low-budget indie about drugs, love and crime in small-town Iowa. But, speaking as an ex-small-town Midwesterner, I found it hard to buy.

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