- Studio: Paladin (II)
- Release Date: Feb 19, 2010
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- Summary: Tim Tyson's novel about the murder of a black Vietnam veteran by a white businessman during the 70's is adapted to the big screen.
- Director: Jeb Stuart
- Genre(s): Drama
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75The movie tells this story in a traditional, straightforward way. No fancy footwork. No chewing the scenery. Meat and potatoes, you could say, but it's thoughtful and moving.
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60Though it can't quite transcend its filmmaker's earnest intentions, this solemn history lesson offers several powerful moments.
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50Suffers from an awkward, plodding structure that robs it of much of its dramatic effect.
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25Rolls out stiff clichés to tell a familiar story of racial injustice in the South.
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