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Red Road

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Red Road reviews
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7.6 User Score:

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Based on 18 critic reviews
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Based on 13 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama  |  Foreign  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Andrea Arnold
Anders Thomas Jensen and Lone Scherfig (characters devised by)

Directed by: Andrea Arnold

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 13, 2007
DVD: August 28, 2007

Running Time: 113 minutes, Color

Origin: UK / Denmark

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Nathalie Press, Andrew Armour, and Paul Higgins

Jackie 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 wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him. (Tartan Films)

What The Critics Said

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100

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

Arnold reminds us that the best thrillers don't settle for taking the audience away from their everyday experience; rather, they burrow inward and, by sheer power of cinematic observation, make it hard for us to look away lest we miss something--on a screen or off.

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91

Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy

It's a wonderful debut, despite all the pain you may feel watching it.

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88

TV Guide Ken Fox

Academy Award-winning live-action-short director Andrea Arnold makes a startlingly assured debut with this low-key psychological chiller.

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80

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

It's still dynamite, the kind of sexy, paranoid, creepily atmospheric picture that invades all your senses at once.

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80

Village Voice Ella Taylor

No one does poetic British with more remorseless hyper-realism than the Scots, and Arnold, who amassed a raft of reputable awards for her 2003 short film "Wasp," directs with a precociously sure touch and a raw taste for graphic sexuality rare in a woman helmer. It shocks, yet feels organic to the paranoid, loveless milieu portrayed in Red Road.

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80

Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

A spellbinding, intelligent thriller that takes its time to get where it's going but is well worth the trip.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

The movie's intense focus skillfully exposes the raw pain just under the skin of a seemingly ordinary citizen.

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75

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

Surprisingly moving and intellectually satisfying.

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75

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

It's a taut, unexpected study that asks many questions about retribution and redemption.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego

Though not flawless, this is a compelling study, in Dogme style, of a wounded young woman who spends her working life spying on others.

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75

New York Post V.A. Musetto

Dickie is intense in her screen debut, which requires her to be in nearly every scene. The supporting cast is strong, and Robbie Ryan's handheld camera provides gritty ambiance for this taut thriller.

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70

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Its story -- and eerie allure -- comes from our evolving perception of Jackie (Kate Dickie), a surveillance operator in Glasgow, Scotland, who spends long days and nights monitoring the screens.

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70

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

Despite the thick Scottish accents, filmmaker Andrea Arnold kept me intrigued, but beyond a certain point the movie's ambiguity fades into indifference.

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70

The New York Times A.O. Scott

In the arresting Red Road, the dire Orwellian warning that Big Brother is watching has evolved from a grim fantasy of totalitarianism into a banal fact of life.

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70

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

You might call the film "Rear Window Times 100."

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67

The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray

As long as Arnold can avoid giving any reason for Dickie's strange behavior, Red Road remains creepy and hypnotic, but as soon as Arnold explains what's going on, the movie's structure collapses into the rubble of cliché.

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60

Variety Leslie Felperin

Sensual, dark in every sense, but a touch derivative, Red Road reps an impressive feature debut for Brit writer-helmer Andrea Arnold, an Oscar-winner for her knockout short "Wasp."

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50

Boston Globe Ty Burr

The movie trades the paranoia of modern omni-cam culture for a tighter, more personal drama, and while it sticks with you, you feel the missed opportunity like a phantom leg.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jacqueline H. gave it a9:
Deep, disturbing and I spent half of my time asking "What are you doing Jackie?". Very intense and the shots of Jackie watching the CCTV screens and using them to assist her in her revenge worked brilliantly. The ultimate twist leading to the answers she needed which result in her learning to let go were well thought out and still left the viewer guessing to the end at what would happen. The potential for a grim and uncomfortable end with no resolution lasts to the final confrontation and Dickie is wonderful at passing from confused retaliation to grudging forgiveness without hitting the schmultz button. Wonderful directing with enough power in the script and strong acting to take things slowly.

Paul K. gave it a9:
It starts off slow, building bits and pieces, keeping the central plot a mystery, and despite a forced/clunky scene that spells out a little too much, this film stays on track and true to it's charm. Gritty, raw, lots of hand held camera work, amazing acting and the guts of this thing should make you feel some emotion and/or at least think about the morality or what's right and what's wrong. Is big brother watching in Glascow or what?! This was great. I loved it. If you get a chance, see it in the theater.

Andrew K. gave it a7:
This isn't the most amazing film around, but it's still one of my favorites this year because it does something which very few films do anymore: it doesn't beat you over the head with what it's trying to say. In fact, it doesn't make it at all apparent what it's trying to say. I guess you could take from it that revenge is not the way to find peace. But there are many things to be learned from this film. It is very sad at times and always very real. I like quiet films like this. I would not say that there is "not really much going on." Just because people aren't talking or you're not getting specific plot information shoved in your face every two seconds does not mean that there is nothing going on. The film is like observing real life, much the way the protagonist does when watching her security cameras. I have to say, though I know it's naive, I didn't realize that such a thing existed in the world. That neighborhoods are under watch by security cameras. Is that real? Or just a construct of the film? Creepy. I would also like to point out that the sex scene is extremely hot. So close to being porn I couldn't believe it. But not inappropriate for the film. And what the main character does after that, I never saw coming. This film was made by a director that respects her audience's intelligence by not spelling out anything. And for that, I respect her.

Ken G. gave it a9:
For a film where there is not really much going on, this riveting movie was masterfully done, and very well acted.

Rit B. gave it an8:
This film is being billed as a 'gripping thriller' but I would call it an intriguing mystery that unfolds slowly for the first hour but in such a way that it will hold your interest. The ending has surprises that will usurp your assumptions about the characters. I would give this movie a 10 rating if the director had ditched the hand-held camera. Note to Directors and Film Makers: There's a reason why the Steadicam and tripod were invented. If I wanted to experience motion sickness I'll go to an amusement park and jump on the rollercoaster. Also, stop with the extreme close-ups that go in and out of focus. I don't want to be a microbiologist and I don't want to count the pores on Kate Dickie's face. While I find it interesting that she has a hole for a nose stud, that doesn't add to my movie going experience. Last but not least, be aware that there is a sex scene that might make the real life spouses or partners of Tony Curran and Kate Dickie -- pretty angry.

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