Stirring story, indifferently realized.
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09/15/06
Rosewood (1997)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 30 Fresh: 27 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins
Synopsis: In 1923, the town of Rosewood was destroyed by the residents of nearby Sumner. Director John Singleton leaves his familiar Los Angeles milieu to tell the story of that destruction, in which poor whites indulged their prejudice and envy, avenging an accusation that they knew was a lie. A white... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Don Cheadle, Michael Rooker, Bruce McGill
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04/09/05
...the more the body count mounts, the more cartoonish the movie seems, and the less we care.
01/29/05
A charged, wrenching drama about one of the most shameful events in American history.
06/25/04
Decent effort, but couldn't decide if it wanted to be a historical drama or an action flick.
03/18/03
A harrowing look at a shameful incident that one wishes could be dismessed as fiction.
11/29/02
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10/15/02
Presents a little-known episode in America's racial history that destroyed a town and a dream.
08/26/02
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06/05/02
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