Red Hook Summer

Name: Red Hook Summer
Genre: Drama
Released: August 10, 2012
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Jules Brown, Thomas Jefferson Byrd

2012

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Variance Films | Release Date: August 10, 2012 | R

Starring: Jules Brown, Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Summary: Red Hook Summer tells the story of Flik Royale, a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, Bishop Enoch Rouse, in the housing projects of Red Hook. Having never met before, things quickly get off on the wrong foot as Bishop Enoch relentlessly attempts to convert FlikRed Hook Summer tells the story of Flik Royale, a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, Bishop Enoch Rouse, in the housing projects of Red Hook. Having never met before, things quickly get off on the wrong foot as Bishop Enoch relentlessly attempts to convert Flik into a follower of Jesus Christ. Between his grandfather’s constant preaching and the culture shock of inner-city life, Flik’s summer appears to be a total disaster--until he meets Chazz Morningstar, a pretty girl his age, who shows Flik the brighter side of Brooklyn. Through her love and the love of his grandfather, Flik begins to realize that the world is a lot bigger, and perhaps a lot better, than he’d ever imagined. [Variance Films]… Expand

Director: Spike Lee

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 121 min

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Joshua Rothkopf

Aug 7, 2012

The new drama, best viewed as a church movie, is a return to the kind of corner-chat indie cinema Lee revolutionized, with an emphasis on a towering performance by The Wire's Clarke Peters as a local bishop inflamed with the Word. Read full review

The Playlist Todd Gilchrist

Jul 28, 2012

Ultimately, Lee's clarity of vision hasn't been this sharp or unique since before "Crooklyn," and it's thrilling with Red Hook Summer to witness a return to the technique – and most of all, emotional wallop – that even today continues to give his films an enduring life as both entertainment, and enlightenment. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Aug 22, 2012

Here is Lee at his most spontaneous and sincere, but he could have used another screenplay draft, and perhaps a few more transitional scenes. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Aug 8, 2012

The film's 121-minute running time is similarly cause for concern. Lee can be tight and focused as a gun-for-hire, but he's always viewed personal projects as irresistible invitations to self-indulgence and overreaching. Red Hook Summer is no exception. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Aug 9, 2012

It's painful to watch Red Hook Summer stumble, because the man behind it has tried so hard to get his groove back. However, it's energizing in the fleeting moments when he does just that. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Sep 6, 2012

There's little drama or sense of progression in the movie until the bombshell hits, and then it just whimpers along for another half-hour until the end. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Aug 10, 2012

Formerly a maker of bad, but at least angry, movies, Spike Lee now seems to be trying to be the world's oldest student filmmaker. Take out the rookie mistakes from Red Hook Summer, and there'd be nothing left. Read full review

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