Red State
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Cast: Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano
Running Time: 1 hr 29 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: September 1, 2011 (VOD)/September 23, 2011 (theatrical)
Plot: Three teenagers decide answering a kinky personal ad from an older woman would be a good way to spend an evening. Eventually they get tangled up with a violent group of religious extremists led by Pastor Abin Cooper (Parks). Things escalate once the Atf gets involved.
Who’S It For? It’s intriguing for both fans of Kevin Smith and Kevin Smith haters who hope for any reason to bash him. Also for those curious to see what a religious-horror/action-thriller filtered through Smith’s sensibilities looks like.
Expectations: Very low. I liked a handful of people in the cast well enough, but the trailers left me with minimal hope. Add in the fact I’ve never particularly liked a...
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Cast: Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano
Running Time: 1 hr 29 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: September 1, 2011 (VOD)/September 23, 2011 (theatrical)
Plot: Three teenagers decide answering a kinky personal ad from an older woman would be a good way to spend an evening. Eventually they get tangled up with a violent group of religious extremists led by Pastor Abin Cooper (Parks). Things escalate once the Atf gets involved.
Who’S It For? It’s intriguing for both fans of Kevin Smith and Kevin Smith haters who hope for any reason to bash him. Also for those curious to see what a religious-horror/action-thriller filtered through Smith’s sensibilities looks like.
Expectations: Very low. I liked a handful of people in the cast well enough, but the trailers left me with minimal hope. Add in the fact I’ve never particularly liked a...
- 9/2/2011
- by Shane T. Nier
- The Scorecard Review
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