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Red Betsy (2003)

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
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Wisconsin, 1941. A group of townspeople gather on a farm field, eagerly observing amateur pilot Dale Rounds as he readies his airplane for its inaugural flight. Dale built the plane with the help of his father, Emmet, from spare automotive parts. As the community watches with growing excitement and skepticism, Dale and Emmet remain determined to show that their contraption can really fly. Waiting expectantly on the sidelines among the crowd are Dale's girlfriend Winifred, and mother Helen. After

PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

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Directed By: Chris Boebel

In Theaters: Sep 19, 2003 Wide

Lang Films LLC

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Critic Reviews for Red Betsy

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A picture that's lovely to look at but lacking in dramatic impact.

March 12, 2004 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Carla Meyer

San Francisco Chronicle

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Provides a bountiful harvest of emotions.

November 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

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This is not the country postcard of Hollywood fantasies, but just a working farm in a district where there are few enough people that every personality seems back lighted.

November 14, 2003 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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The movie is so general, so afraid to get specific with feelings and complicated characters, that of course I can relate -- just as I can almost always relate to my daily horoscope.

November 13, 2003 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Allison Benedikt

Chicago Tribune

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I can't recall a movie since The Straight Story that does as fine a job of capturing a Midwestern sensibility as Red Betsy.

November 21, 2003 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)

St. Paul Pioneer Press

It worms its way into our good graces with gentle insight and an understated approach.

November 14, 2003 Full Review Source: Kansas City Star

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Robert W. Butler

Kansas City Star

Reminds us to treasure the not-so-distant past like it was a family heirloom.

November 13, 2003 Comment

Duane Dudek

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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