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- 2023
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2023
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 52 m
Summary A Southern Noir thriller, set in a tough-and-tumble Mississippi town where a woman and her young daughter are caught in the crossfire when whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect.
Directed By: Nadine Crocker
Written By: Michael Farris Smith
- 2023
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2023
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 52 m
Desperation Road
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
6.2
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Summary A Southern Noir thriller, set in a tough-and-tumble Mississippi town where a woman and her young daughter are caught in the crossfire when whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect.
Directed By: Nadine Crocker
Written By: Michael Farris Smith
Where to Watch
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The tonal balance isn’t an easy one to pull off, and filmmakers vastly more experienced than Crocker have tried and failed, so praise is due to the key creatives for taking something that sounds familiar and perhaps even formulaic on paper, but repainting it as an engaging, emotionally-driven genre film that both is and isn’t what you think it’ll turn out to be.
Desperation Road glimmers with moments of beautiful clarity, but the big picture it paints doesn't live up to the promise of its individual strokes.
User Score
Generally Favorable
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6.2
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The direction by Nadine Crocker has all the authenticity of a daytime soap opera. But all the same, there’s no denying that Hedlund and, to a lesser extent, Fitzgerald are pretty good, offering better performances than the film surrounding them deserves.
