Redemption Road
2010 American film
- April 17, 2010 (2010-04-17) (NaFF)
- August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26) (United States)
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Redemption Road (also Black, White and Blues) is a 2010 American film directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Michael Clarke Duncan and Luke Perry.
Premise
In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named Augy so that he can collect his inheritance from his recently deceased grandfather.
Cast
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Augy
- Morgan Simpson as Bailey
- Luke Perry as Boyd
- Tom Skerritt as Santa
- Taryn Manning as Jackie
- Kiele Sanchez as Hannah
- Melvin Van Peebles as Elmo
- Cassandra Lawson as Bailey’s Young Mother
Release
After it played at film festivals such as the Nashville Film Festival and Hollywood Film Festival in 2010, it received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 26, 2011.[3]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 57% based on reviews from 7 critics, with an average rating of 4.5/10.[4] On Metacritic it has a score of 44 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
Joe Leydon of Variety called it an "emotionally satisfying tale about a young man in need of a mentor and an older fellow in search of forgiveness."[6] Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "battling-buddy road movie [that] carries viewers on an entertaining ride into blues country."[7] Kimberley Jones of the Austin Chronicle rated it 1 out of 5 stars and called it a mawkish melodrama sunk by Simpson's poor acting.[8]
References
- ^ [1] Freestyle Releasing - Redemption Road
- ^ a b "Redemption Road (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ Obenson, Tambay (2011-07-22). "Mario Van Peebles' "Black, White And Blues," Gets New Title + Theatrical Release Date". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ "Redemption Road (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Redemption Road". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (2010-05-10). "Review: 'Black, White and Blues'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Byrge, Duane (2010-10-20). "Black, White and Blues – Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Jones, Kimberley (2011-08-26). "Redemption Road". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
External links
- Official website
- Redemption Road at IMDb
- Redemption Road at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films directed by Mario Van Peebles
- New Jack City (1991)
- Posse (1993)
- Panther (1995)
- Gang in Blue (1996)
- Love Kills (1998)
- Baadasssss! (2003)
- Hard Luck (2006)
- Redemption Road (2010)
- All Things Fall Apart (2011)
- We the Party (2012)
- Red Sky (2014)
- USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
- Armed (2018)
- Outlaw Posse (2024)
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