A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the world of an emotionally devastated highway store owner, awakening the fury of a bitter and longstanding conflict.
Ballast has generally received positive reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Apr 2015
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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 31 Oct 2008
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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 31 Oct 2008
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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 20 Sep 2010
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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 28 Oct 2008
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Ballast was released in 2008 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 151 reviews, giving Ballast (2008) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 76%.
With a score of 74%, Ballast is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Red Cliff, Doubt and Stargate: Continuum.
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