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Red State is an audacious and brash affair that ultimately fails to provide competent scares or thrills.
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Calculated to outrage and executed to underwhelm, Kevin Smith's Red State is like a dull blade slashing wildly, predictably and ineffectually at its target. Dec 13, 2011 | Full Review…
Calculated to outrage and executed to underwhelm, Kevin Smith's Red State is like a dull blade slashing wildly, predictably and ineffectually at its target.
Justin Chang
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. Oct 20, 2011
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.
Andrew O'Hehir
Kevin Smith fans will be curious about Red State, but few others will be able to endure its tub-thumping attempts at topicality or its lack of storytelling skill. Oct 18, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Kevin Smith fans will be curious about Red State, but few others will be able to endure its tub-thumping attempts at topicality or its lack of storytelling skill.
Jim Schembri
In its efforts to accommodate Smith's argument the storyline gets decidedly messy. The slacker has become didactic and it doesn't suit him one bit. Oct 12, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
In its efforts to accommodate Smith's argument the storyline gets decidedly messy. The slacker has become didactic and it doesn't suit him one bit.
Sandra Hall
Scatters its plotlines all over the place and doesn't seem able to match its comedy with the parodic blood-letting. Sep 30, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Scatters its plotlines all over the place and doesn't seem able to match its comedy with the parodic blood-letting.
Derek Malcolm
This is Smith's best film for a while. Sep 29, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This is Smith's best film for a while.
Peter Bradshaw
A disappointing film with a script that is too basic for any kind of social commentary Kevin Smith may have been aiming for. Feb 28, 2019 | Full Review…
A disappointing film with a script that is too basic for any kind of social commentary Kevin Smith may have been aiming for.
Naila Scargill
Once inside the compound, "Red State" starts to take shape as it settles into the rhythm of a siege thriller Jan 9, 2019 | Full Review…
Once inside the compound, "Red State" starts to take shape as it settles into the rhythm of a siege thriller
Stephen Saito
Red State's second half is a gripping and relentless 70s-inflected exploitation B-movie, giving us exciting ultraviolence alongside intriguing debates -- one admires the ambition. Nov 30, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Red State's second half is a gripping and relentless 70s-inflected exploitation B-movie, giving us exciting ultraviolence alongside intriguing debates -- one admires the ambition.
Stephen Glass
The writer/director known for being a premiere comedy auteur has made a gritty horror/thriller satire that defies convention. Oct 9, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The writer/director known for being a premiere comedy auteur has made a gritty horror/thriller satire that defies convention.
Joey Magidson
Smith has proven he can create a dark, intense film that is riveting and raw, and unabashed in its examination of the serious threat of the religious right in America. May 14, 2018 | Full Review…
Smith has proven he can create a dark, intense film that is riveting and raw, and unabashed in its examination of the serious threat of the religious right in America.
Shelagh Rowan-Legg
Phenomenal May 25, 2014 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
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