Redemption Road
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| Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
| Produced by | Charlie Poe |
| Written by | Morgan Simpson George Richards |
| Starring | Michael Clarke Duncan Luke Perry |
| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing[1] |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.3 million[2] |
| Box office | $29,384[2] |
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.
Plot
In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named Augy so that he can collect his recently deceased grandfather's estate.
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
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
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 57% of seven surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 4.5/10.[4] Metacritic rated it 44/100 based on five 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 1/5 stars and called it a mawkish melodrama sunk by Simpson's poor acting.[8]
References
- ↑ http://freestylereleasing.com/redemption-road/
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External links
- Official website
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- Redemption Road at Rotten Tomatoes
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