It’s a jarring sensation, for a thriller not to be about the chase, or the mysterious force of evil lurking in the shadows, but about an intangible gulf dividing two people occupying the same room.
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06/27/07
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:27-10-2006
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
Reviews for Red Road
Though it's paced as a thriller, the film ultimately emerges as a haunting exploration of how grief can weigh on us, and the depths to which it can drive us.
06/22/07
An impressive debut that is orchestrated with a deep, underlying tension that never lets us guess what will come.
06/21/07
I couldn't get this film's quiet power out of my mind.
06/21/07
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06/16/07
A must for movie lovers who want to see how so much drama, mystery and emotion can be created from so little.
06/16/07
It should be noted that Red Road contains one extremely graphic sex scene. But like much else that transpires in Red Road, what is seen is not always what it looks like on the surface.
06/15/07
For a voyeuristic medium, this tale of a voyeur does a poor job of prying into its own protagonist's life.
06/01/07
Jackie'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
Those 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
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