Red State
I really enjoy the movie, but it all feels really rushed. There was potential for a great movie, but it's just an alright movie. Michael Parks has an amazing performance. If not for him, it would be rated much lower.
Pros kyle gallnrs character comes up well in his little screen time along with Kaylee Defer. & his friends what little screen time they had did ok with effective ideas & shots. There are some truly emotional scenes if just a short flash here & there that stay in mind even when films ended. As a Brit helped me understand South Parks roast on ATF
Cons Some the more famous actors are bad at acting. The preacher talking in the church went on far too long. For like a solid 15-20minS of him stood there straight preaching. Yet the intro with numerous events to the film was only 8minutes. I'm watching a film not spending a full day at a sermon. Just a unnecessary waste of viewer time. It was left unclear what happened over the little kids. To much jumping around & a flick to a name chart & meeting didn't fully make clear about the full fate of the shoot out. Tbh I wish the horn had been SPN. It would've brought the film up & felt like it was finally getting going just to be cut short
My quick rating - 6.3/10. About 20 minutes in, I realized I have seen this. Not really the kind of horror movie you would be thinking. It is some scary shit though. And like the poster says, "That Kevin Smith." Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda. Soon they will become the targets of these radicals set on exterminating those that oppose their views, at all means necessary. There is also a much more important message in this film that I am sure would become clear when you watch this.
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Red State
joevans27 reviewed
Red State
December 18, 2025Pros kyle gallnrs character comes up well in his little screen time along with Kaylee Defer. & his friends what little screen time they had did ok with effective ideas & shots. There are some truly emotional scenes if just a short flash here & there that stay in mind even when films ended. As a Brit helped me understand South Parks roast on ATF
Cons Some the more famous actors are bad at acting. The preacher talking in the church went on far too long. For like a solid 15-20minS of him stood there straight preaching. Yet the intro with numerous events to the film was only 8minutes. I'm watching a film not spending a full day at a sermon. Just a unnecessary waste of viewer time. It was left unclear what happened over the little kids. To much jumping around & a flick to a name chart & meeting didn't fully make clear about the full fate of the shoot out. Tbh I wish the horn had been SPN. It would've brought the film up & felt like it was finally getting going just to be cut short
jackmeat reviewed
Red State
January 28, 2025My quick rating - 6.3/10. About 20 minutes in, I realized I have seen this. Not really the kind of horror movie you would be thinking. It is some scary shit though. And like the poster says, "That Kevin Smith." Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda. Soon they will become the targets of these radicals set on exterminating those that oppose their views, at all means necessary. There is also a much more important message in this film that I am sure would become clear when you watch this.
