So completely lacking in his eye for revealing detail and his ear for colloquial speech that it feels less like a movie than an incomplete first draft of a well-meaning if unsophisticated essay.
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08/28/09
Gospel Hill (2008)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:2
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.1/10
Synopsis: Beneath the tranquil surface of the Southern town of Julia stirs the ghosts of a tragic, prejudiced past. Decades after the unsolved assassination of a prominent civil rights leader, his son John... [More]
Starring: Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles, Giancarlo Esposito
Director: Giancarlo Esposito
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Reviews for Gospel Hill
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Top CriticA Sunday school parable about the difference between good versus evil. Can I get an Amen?
08/27/09
It’s a familiar formula: Greedy suits touting high-rise schematics and targeting blue-collar citizens end up locking horns with a local firebrand. Guess who wins?
08/26/09
The potentially thought-provoking concept of historical reconciliation is ill served by a half-baked script that reduces every cliched plot point to jaw-dropping levels of preachiness.
08/24/09
Top CriticSubtleties are thin on the ground, but the elements of social injustice, racial tension and character conflicts make the film engaging enough
03/21/09
It's hard to say harsh things about a movie as earnest and well intentioned as Gospel Hill. But we've got to do what we've got to do, now, don't we?
01/19/09
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