Red State

Red State 2011

• Director: Kevin Smith
• Seen by this director: Dogma
• Based on the book: No
• Cast: Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Michael Parks – Django Unchained, Argo, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Kill Bill 1&2
• Melissa Leo – Snowden, London Has Fallen, Oblivion, The Space Between, Welcome to the Rileys, Veronica Decides to Die, Frozen River, Homicide Life on the Streets, The Ballad of Little Joe
• John Goodman - many
• Why? Possibly Good
• Seen: 25 April 2024 

       Three horny boys are lured with the promise of group sex into a fanatical Christian sect.  The local cops find out about it and a vicious gun battle breaks out.

       I’d like to say that it’s unrealistic and exaggerated but knowing what’s going on in the US with the right-wing gun-crazy Christians these days, I can’t.

       As a film it’s quite exciting with decent actors who do OK with the two-dimensional characters. It doesn’t really go anywhere though. 

2½ * of 5