A pile of vomity ass barf.

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Other than a religious theme & caricaturish govt. actions that play out implausibly, there's not a thing that's recognizably Smith here. It'll make u wonder what the hell he was doing before since Smith's never directed w/ this much energy, attention 2 detail, or style. Apparently camera placement does mean a hell of a lot. His casting choices r also perfect as he uses name-actors 2 best effect & the unknowns - Michael Parks as the preacher & esp. Kerry Bishe as Cheyenne - r absolutely riveting.

Smith has grown in leaps and bounds with his camerawork and moviemaking in general. The script isn't the tightest and sometimes doesn't make the most sense, but it is well done, and Parks and Goodman are both great. It isn't a great film but it certainly isn't worthless as some would lead you to believe. I for one loved the ending.

So I came up with a nice conspiracy theory. The government only wants us to think we have free speech...mahnnn. Fred Phelps is like some sort of government agent who is, you know, paid to say this stuff so we think we have free speech...MAHNN. Also Kerry Bishe is quite lovely.

Any shock value it might have had goes out the window with its infuriatingly bad attempts at humour and social commentary. It's like a 12 year old tried to write and direct a 90s Tarantino movie.

This is a hard movie to rate. The direction was really good (which surprised me). The story was almost really good? I usually hate the idea that genre tweeners can't work bc I think that's a marketing problem more than a movie problem. Here, though, it really seemed to take away from the movie. It wasn't action-y enough to be a good action flick, it wasn't scary enough to be a a good horror movie, and it wasn't funny enough to be a good comedy. Worth it just bc it's interesting though.

I've read a lot of complaints about the ending, but I thought it was hilarious. "Patriot Act, bitch".

What the hell, Kevin Smith? You promised me a horror movie about the rising tide of religious fundamentalism. Instead, you delivered a poorly paced, unfunny, dull siege movie about how things might play out if Fred Phelps were also David Koresh. Dude, put the bong down and look at yourself. You used to have a career, damnit.

It's an uneven film, but it's competently done and has many redeeming merits.

Everyone is aware of the leftist beefs with both fundamentalist Christianity and the American law enforcement system. Most viewers are probably already converted. Still, Red State takes both these issues ad absurdum, all at once, and that's probably why its critics regard it as a mess. It's a tense film, but way too political and moralistic for its own good, and it somehow manages to caricature even its main homosexual character, even as it purports to vilify homophobia.

The problem with Red State is that every single fucking bit of built up tension climaxes in a completely unsatisfying way. It's probably intentional, but it just leaves you pissed off and feeling like shit. The acting is top notch from nearly everyone, but it doesn't save the film. While I agree with most of the hamfisted rhetoric at the end, it's so blatant and obnoxious Smith might as well have just jumped behind the podium himself for the last 10 minutes.

The film had no theme. It seemed to be based on the Wacko incident and misuse of force. It was also based on a paranoia for the radical religious right. But it couldn't chose which side to villainize, and just came off like a weak senior thesis sort of drama. The characters had no consistency; they randomly did things to get from one plot point to the next, lacking the personality that to shape their actions into a believable stream. Again leaving it with that weak senior thesis sort of feel.

This is a complete waste of your time, unless you want to see what someone who has no idea how to make a horror/action/thriller does when creating one. Kevin Smith does comedy well, but this genre isn't for him. It doesn't follow a cause-and-effect chain, it doesn't make sense whatsoever, and it is a mess in terms of practically everything that is involved in the filmmaking process. Despite this, it's almost worth watching just to see how bad it is.

Honestly cannot believe i am giving a Kevin Smith film this low of a score. I really wanted to like it but i'm sorry, but there just wasn't enough substance to this movie.

60.000

It's militant satire. The beginning really over stressed the gay elements of the movie. Then the script worked itself out. It goes from horror to action, and there's some comedy thrown in. I always like Goodman, Parks was great. The tone is unsettling, there are a lot of twists that I liked. It was unpredictable with some nicely done deaths. It's darin' cuz Smith didn't restrain himself at all. I like the trumpet part. And the explanation to it. Lack of soundtrack was interesting.

Its absolutely nuckin futs to realize some people actually believe the kind of shit the preacher preached.

Jaw-dropping. Smith shuns the genre cliches and creates a truly unpredictable thriller. Most interestingly is that he leverages the limits of his more inexperienced cast to invoke a nuanced affect that walks the tightrope between reality and absurdity. A truly masterful film. Why in the fuck has he been making comedy all these years? He's far better in more serious endeavors.

Sometimes it seemed like Smith was trying to push his negative opinions on religion, which didn’t feel quite right even though I agreed with a lot of what he was saying. However, he showed several sides of the issue, mostly effectively. Michael Parks and Melissa Leo gave fantastic performances. It definitely has its flaws and I wouldn’t exactly call it brilliant, but without the silliness of his other films, which often puts me off, I do think, in a lot of ways, it’s Smith’s best film to date.

I'm a Smith hater, but Red State surprised me in many ways. It's tense, unpredictable and well-written (surprisingly enough). The directing is a bit off, more behind the camera than in front of it, but there are a lot of powerful scenes and it's got a great payoff (even if it was cribbed from Burn After Reading).

A kind of interesting little action/horror flick and a decent spoof of the Westboro Baptist Church. It's always nice to see an actor tear into a role with as much relish as Michael Parks does here. The ending seemed like Smith saw Burn After Reading and was like "Hey, I can do that!", but it was still kind of amusing. It certainly goes without saying that the reception would be stronger if Kevin Smith's name wasn't attached, since Smith hatred has become very chic in recent years.

Smith spends too much time lecturing for his own good and ruins what could've been a legitimately great film in the process. The best parts are all the unexpected deaths and I must admit the directing was well done. But it's way too inconsistent and frustrating at times. Also, the ending blew and was too abrupt. Nice to see Badger from Breaking Bad getting some work finally.

La verdad una película muy buena bajo todos los aspectos, fotográficos, el sonido generaba una tensión muy buena, la dirección impecable, HASTA LA MITAD! Por que acá es donde la trama toma ciertos giros que la verdad fueron bastante chocantes, logrando hacer perder el intereses por el desarrollo y la conclusión de la misma. Algo para destacar, los diálogos son geniales, pero eso no es ninguna sorpresa viniendo de Kevin Smith.

Smith really doesn't know how to do horror. Too much gun use and killing off characters randomly and abruptly can be shocking and effective but it can also leave you without characters to care about and it overuse in this film was never as effective as good old fashioned suspense building. Nice try.

I wouldn't call it a horror movie, strictly speaking, though it has some shocking scenes in it. However, I heard so much about the movie that I'm now somehow a little bit disappointed. It is a really good story with some great potential, but I think there could've been more to it. Nonetheless, Kevin Smith did a really good job in an unfamiliar genre. With every film I love Michael Parks more and more and it's really good to see John Goodman back on the screen again.

I like the way Smith gets us to engage with a character and believe that we're then going to be following them and their story for a while and then BLAM they're dead. I dont like the way the film builds towards a climax and then just dies a sorry death.

Amusing.

Kevin Smith is really on to something here. The premise is great, and there are plenty of surprises that make you keep guessing where the story is going, even if the ending isn't as satisfying as the rest. And Hollywood, don't you think it's time to give Mr. Parks his due?

Amazing performances all round. Kevin Smith's best movie. I will say, though, that I didn't like Goodman's monologues at the end.

Red States dialogue is fixated on sounding insane and off the wall. With nothing but religious fanatics trying to show "sinners" their wrong doings, Red State is a flat out thriller. John Goodman was awesome as was Michael Parks. This was Kevin Smith probably at his finest. His writing was gritty, it was dramatic and it was sure as hell intense. Smith is a master film maker, doing things with Red State many other directors would shy away from.

A scatter shot of half baked ideas wrapped inside a plot where things just sort of "happen" one thing after another... I appreciate the genre blending, but Smith doesn't seem to work well within any of them.

Smoking all that weed turned Smith into edgy teenager who just wants to make half assed comments about religious cults and US government. Story aside, I just didn't like the way the film is made. One thing for sure - this is completely different Kevin Smith film.

Totally surprised by the mostly lowish scores here. Do you all just hate Kevin Smith that much? I'm not a huge fan either but credit where credit's due, he churned out a consistently surprising and original story here that kept me on edge throughout. Parks completely knocks it out of the pa...uhhh...Parks is REALLY good. His sermonizing while the sheeted victim is brought out to the altar was bone-chilling awesomeness. Crap ending aside, props to Smith for stepping out of his comfort zone.

Starts with some promise but quickly devolves into a pointless, hard to care about mess. Also manages to waste John Goodman, which is a crime that I think carries jail time in some countries.

A group of horny teens get captured by a congregation of psychotic fundamentalist Christians, who are subsequently raided by the ATF. The script lurches awkwardly through a couple of weird tonal shifts, but there's good suspense and gory action, and Michael Parks is just so fucking great that you don't care.

Starts off interesting, but the potential is unfortunately wasted as the plot goes downhill in its stupidity. Very difficult to find likable characters in this, the plot really punishes anyone who isn't morally corrupt. Oh, and the ending was bad.

this is one of the only horror films i have ever seen that i carnt find any good in & i have seen 1000's of horror films & own well over 1000 on DVD. Because its made by Kevin Smith i am amazed at just how much i HATE this film & i really mean HATE!

A bunch of storylines that are all too short and frayed at the ends. Is it a horror? No. Not enough gore. Is it a thriller? No. Not enough tension. Is it a social commentary? No. It's too chicken-shit to take a side. Is it any good? Well, it wasn't bad...

"Haha, fundies are fucked up. Haha, fundies are even more fucked up. Everyone is fucked up. Politics, what the fuck?" This was too bad to be even laughable and it doesn't even have decent political commentary. But I bet the pastor gets raped in jail.

One of those rare movies where I both hate and like many aspects. In the way of film making this is no doubt Smith's best made movie. As for the story, it's quite hit and miss. I like the majority of it, but a few scenes could get stretched too thin and the actual circumstance that got into the meat of the story was rather lame. It's not as bad as some people say and definitely worth a shot if the movie description interests you.

this was one misunderstood and really underrated film along with hard to see in theaters, very low key but one to look for, Kevin Smith did a great job on the film

Better then I thought it would be, whatever that means. Definitely does not look like a Kevin Smith movie, but it doesn't look exactly great either. The shaky cam got kind of old. I know it was supposed to be comedic, but I found the ending to be really arrogant. Overall it was a pretty forgettable movie.