Yep, IMO a score that would better reflect this films merits would be about 7.2.
What's an ever bigger puzzler though, is that the IMDB rating was 6.0 when the OP first wrote his comments back in 2005, and here we are over 8 years later, and the IMDB rating is still the exact same 6.0

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I agree it should be rated much higher, especially compared to other crappy movies on here that are rated higher.
~What if this is as good as it gets!~

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I would say it was rated low by idiots who want a sappy ,happy ending in all their film choices..Sad.

The totally depressing & unnecessarily crappy ending is why it's getting such a low score. I'm surprised it got as high as a 6.

The Locusts was a GREAT movie! One of Vince Vaughn's best in my opinion! Why does it have such a low score
Agreed
It deserves alot higher score than 6.0..its atleast an 8.0
And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
Grey ships pass
Into the west

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I think there are at least two things at work in people's decisions regarding this movie. First, the subject matter and darkness of the film make it either a love it or hate it type film. Second, it depends on other aspects that some include in their decision. I write, so I tend to be more critical of the writing. I often find myself reworking the dialog of a movie. My daughter is an actress, so she tends to view a film from an actor's point of view. In her estimation the darker the movie the better.

I thought it sucked too, the script was HORRIBLEespecially at the end, it was just like "OH BROTHER"

while we're on the topic of self-important

I thought it sucked.Honest.I did.

This is a pathetic pseudo-Southern gothic flick that has as much in common with TW as chewing gum has with eating a sumptious meal. Vapid. Airless. Self important. Vaughn's character is an obnoxious busybody with a startling lack of moral courage. Rated 3 (generously)

It's definitely a Tennessee Williams type of movie. Looks pretty on the outside, delicate characterizations, but then an ugly underside is revealed near the end of the film.
I think it's a 9 or 10! Maybe people were turned off by the subject matter.which resulted in the 6.0 rating.

Oh my God!
I do not know what are you expecting for to give a better score!
This production is awesome! The details are great (music, clothing, autos, architecture)
Each characterization is great! The bad woman (mother of Flyboy) is a great actress.
Vince (Mr. Hewitt) also has a great performance.
The situation is crude and they represented it almost with perfection!

You're right. It really is a great movie!