Review of Red White & Blue (2010) by Jason A — 03 Jul 2011
This IFC flick is a low-budget character study of 3 very different adults in Austin, Texas. Erica is a party girl who implicates two other men - Nate who wants to save her, and young Franki who doesn't know what he wants to do with her.
The writing is good and the character development is fantastic. These are very bleak and unlikeable people, but you'll feel you know them well. This flick is a slow burn, so those expecting a lot of horror-type action will need to wait until the last act.
Once it kicks in, it is some pretty potent and powerful stuff - though not at graphic or gratuitous as many of us have grown accustomed. This movie has a more disturbing effect than many of it's torture porn brethren.
That being said, the closing scene is pretty damn gruesome all the same. Simon Rumley made a psychological horror with some balls and it's a movie like this that will renew your faith in the genre as a whole.
This review of Red White & Blue (2010) was written by Jason A on 03 Jul 2011.
Red White & Blue has generally received positive reviews.
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