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Red State

2011

Kevin Smith

Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Kevin Pollak ...

5.6

11,269

Thriller A group of misfits encounter fundamentalism gone to the extreme in Middle America. Three horny high-school boys who come across an online ad from an older woman looking for sex. Boys hit the road to satisfy their libidinal urges. But what begins as a fantasy takes a dark turn as they come face-to-face with a terrifying "holy" force with a fatal agenda.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"This is one of those movies that's "interesting" rather than "good". Smith has so much solid material to deliver that it's a shame the package is so sloppily wrapped. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"This is the work of a natural-born filmmaker pushing himself toward entirely new territory — and discovering he’s pretty damned good at it. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Is like a dull blade slashing wildly, predictably and ineffectually at its target. (...) this sloppily constructed horror-thriller lacks the satirical bite"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"For all its boisterous profanity and splattery violence, the film is more of a weary sigh than a sputtering volley of indignation. (...) swerving between horror and satire without being quite sharp or scary enough."	NEG

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