Messengers 2: The Scarecrow
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Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

The Beginning Of The End

5.4 / 10 2009 1h 34mR English
Horror

Storyline

The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy seeds; and his marriage is in crisis and his wife Mary is giving too much attention to her friend Tommy. When John accidentally discovers a hidden compartment in the barn, he finds a creepy scarecrow but his son Michael makes him promise to destroy it. However, his neighbor Jude Weatherby visits him, gives a six-pack of beer to the abstemious John and convinces him to put the scarecrow in the cornfield. Out of the blue, the life of John changes: the crows die; the pump works again irrigating the land; and the banker responsible for the closure has an accident and dies. However, he feels that his land is possessed by something evil that is threatening his beloved family.

Cast & Crew

Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus

John Rollins

Lead
Heather Stephens

Heather Stephens

Mary Rollins

Claire Holt

Claire Holt

Lindsey Rollins

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Jude Weatherby

Darcy Fowers

Darcy Fowers

Miranda Weatherby

Matthew McNulty

Matthew McNulty

Deputy Milton

Laurence Belcher

Laurence Belcher

Michael Rollins

VY

Vladimir Yossifov

Scarecrow

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Barnewitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Messengers 2: The Scarecrow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker