For a voyeuristic medium, this tale of a voyeur does a poor job of prying into its own protagonist's life.
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06/01/07
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Red Road (2007)
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Reviews Counted:82
Fresh:72
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Red Road director Andrea Arnold skillfully parses out just enough plot details at a time to keep the audience engrossed in this seductive thriller.
Theatrical Release:Apr 13, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Developed at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival, Red Road is a bristling, atmospheric thriller that rumbles with... [More]
Starring: Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Natalie Press
Director: Andrea Arnold
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Reviews for Red Road
Top CriticJackie's story extends beyond her control, no matter what she sees, thinks she sees, or tries to see.
05/30/07
A woman-directed film that aspires to compete on that predominantly male turf, not with an opposing and challenging female perspective, but by stepping up to the plate to make a sexually voyeuristic, sluttier than thou movie about women.
05/26/07
It's a wonderful debut, despite all the pain you may feel watching it.
05/25/07
With assured performers, handheld cameras and natural lighting -- the ABCs of the Dogme method -- [Andrea] Arnold has given this ambitious undertaking a provocative start.
05/25/07
Top CriticThose willing to work their way through a woman's halting effort to overcome grief will find it a sensitive and engrossing film, though not always an entirely plausible one.
05/23/07
This psychological thriller does have a few effective moments. However, it goes a little further - too far, in fact. There are some sexually explicit moments in this that would likely garner an NC-17 rating had it been submitted to the U.S. ratings board.
05/18/07
Arnold's strong grip on her material and her absolute trust in her fearless actors yield rich rewards from dark psychological terrain.
05/18/07
Jackie (Kate Dickie) works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never
05/15/07
Red Road is a knockout first feature from Andrea Arnold... Her intimate thriller raises moral questions as it ponders guilt, revenge and redemption.
05/11/07
[Director Arnold] drops the voyeurism theme almost entirely, a bait-and-switch that doesn't cripple Red Road so much as snip off its richest and eeriest thread.
05/11/07
The acting in 'Red Road' is understated and superb, however that doesn't compensate for the overall dreariness of this film.
05/08/07
If you survive the first hour without nodding off, you may find, as I did, that 'Red Road' is a thought-provoking story of revenge, heartbreak and forgiveness.
05/08/07
Strong performances by Curran and Dickie and by Martin Compston and Natalie Press as Clyde's roommates make Red Road worth a look.
05/05/07
Though not flawless, this is a compelling study, in Dogme style, of a wounded young woman who spends her working life spying on others.
05/04/07
A hypnotically absorbing suspense story in the Patricia Highsmith mold, Red Road draws us in with doom-laden images of high-tech voyeurism before pummeling us with shock twists.
05/04/07
It is a film that stealthily pries open the most hardened hearts, defying expectations and offering us a heroine we realize we cherish about 30 seconds after we finally decide we like her.
05/04/07
Red Road feels like a descent into hell.
05/04/07
Dickie [gives a] mesmerizing performance
05/03/07
A detailed character study that yanks us into the emotions of someone we might not glance at twice if we saw her on the street.
05/03/07
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