Review of Red State (2011) by Mickey B — 21 Jan 2013

Red State is gloriously unencumbered by fidelity to genre conventions, which lends it a thrilling element of unpredictability even when the action frequently grows shrill and heavy-handed. Red State is as profane and anti-establishment as any of his other films, but the stakes are infinitely higher this time: This Kevin Smith movie has an astonishing body count. This is one of those movies that's "interesting" rather than ~"good". Smith has so much solid material to deliver that it's a shame the package is so sloppily wrapped. The startling Red State proves that everything you knew - or thought you knew - about Kevin Smith is wrong. It's a charming if conspicuously unfinished film, a half-riotous, half-idiotic send-up of the teen horror genre with a vaguely hip political twist. Red State is cleverly contrarian enough to get a rise out of almost any audience.

VERDICT: "In The Zone" - [Mixed Reaction] These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says buy an ex-rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own. If you consider cinema, ask for people's opinion on the film. (Films that are rated 2.5 or 3 stars).