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Gospel Hill (2008)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:2

Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.1/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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 (Danny Glover) is slowly exposed to the truth that has always eluded him. This tense murder-mystery from director and co-star Giancarlo Esposito (THE KEEPER) features grand performances from Glover, Angela Bassett, Adam Baldwin, and Julia Stiles. [More]

Starring: Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles, Giancarlo Esposito

Starring: Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles, Giancarlo Esposito, Adam Baldwin, Chloe Bailey, Phillip Bloch, Tom Bower, Chris Ellis, RZA

Director: Giancarlo Esposito

Director: Giancarlo Esposito

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Jun 16, 2009

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  • Angela Bassett and Danny Glover lead a celebrated cast including Julia Stiles, Adam Baldwin and Giancarlo Esposito in this riveting tale about a decades-old murder mystery and a town struggling to overcome the ghosts of its tormented past. In the town of Julia, prejudice is still an unspoken part of life thirty years after the assassination of a beloved civil rights leader. And his son, John (Glover), has learned to live with the memory of the unsolved murder and the town's thin veneer of peace. As dissension threatens to tear the community apart, an explosive revelation forces John to act... and to choose between forgiveness and renewed hatred.
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    Subtleties are thin on the ground, but the elements of social injustice, racial tension and character conflicts make the film engaging enough

    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    03/21/09
    Andrew L. Urban
    Andrew L. Urban
    Urban Cinefile

    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?

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    01/19/09
    Brian Webster
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    A Sunday school parable about the difference between good versus evil. Can I get an Amen?

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    08/27/09
    Kam Williams
    Kam Williams
    Sly Fox

    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.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    08/24/09
    Ronnie Scheib
    Ronnie Scheib
    Variety

    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?

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    08/26/09
    S. James Snyder
    S. James Snyder
    Time Out New York

    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.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    08/28/09
    Stephen Holden
    Stephen Holden
    New York Times
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