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Movie Overview
Cast
• Kate Dickie
• Tony Curran
• Martin Compston
Director
• Andrea Arnold
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Red Road (2007)

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OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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4/5
"some may find the denouement a tad sentimental, but it is a long, dark and twisted journey that takes us there, scrutinising the shadier contours of human loss and guilt like a grainy face on a screen."  Channel 4 Film  Anton Bitel

4/5
"specific and real -- punishingly so."  Filmcritic.com  Chris Barsanti

"Jackie's story extends beyond her control, no matter what she sees, thinks she sees, or tries to see."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

B+
"Sets a chilling downer mood that gets under your skin like few films ever do."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

"This flawed but arresting film boasts an 'atmospheric and intense thriller' air and intentionally leaves minor points open to stimulate discussion."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

B
"Those willing to work their way through a woman's halting effort to overcome grief will find it a sensitive and engrossing film, though not always an entirely plausible one."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

4/5
"A thoroughly original gritty urban drama set in Glasgow that covers surveillance, urban loneliness, grief, and empathy."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

"Dickie and Curran are brave actors, willing to explore and expose the complexities of their characters on every level."  Light Views  John Larsen

"A Lynne Ramsay-esque Scottish handwringer in that it could possibly make you want to come home and take your own life. That was a compliment, in case you weren't sure."  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

3/5
"Arnold's more successful than Michael Winterbottom (9 Songs) or even John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus) in unselfconsciously blending explicit sexuality within a narrative."  Film-Forward.com  Kent Turner

B
"...a moody, gritty exploration of working class Glasgow that features terrific performances but suffers from an over reliance on misdirection and an underlying motivation which...doesn't sit quite right."  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

"This prickly sketch of a vengeance born out of loneliness and alienation carries the weight of horror of the everyday..."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

2/4
"By limiting our entry into Jackie's headspace, Red Road feels disingenuously committed to sympathetically portraying her situation, partly using her circumstances as pretense for narrative suspense."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

4/5
"A strong story--involving and moving and probably a little too long."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

8/10
"Jackie (Kate Dickie) 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"  Monsters and Critics  Ron Wilkinson

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf
OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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