‘Tom at the Farm’ is an all around fine stab at the thriller genre from Xavier Dolan
Tom at the Farm is in many ways just as arresting and bold as one might expect. Dolan is, like Québec’s other highly regarded filmmakers, what some would describe as an auteur. Conflicting emotions and styles fuse together to create the attractive cinematic molasses Xavier Dolan has built his still young reputation on. His latest lacks the same level of intense creativity and blistering energy, but until he becomes responsible for a truly dreadful film a new Dolan movie with a few warts warrants a viewing.