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Redemption Road
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Wikipedia article
'Redemption Road' (also 'Black, White and Blues') is a 2010 American film directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Michael Clarke Duncan and Luke Perry.
Premise
In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named Augy so that he can collect his inheritance from his recently deceased grandfather.
Cast
* Michael Clarke Duncan as Augy
* Morgan Simpson as Bailey
* Luke Perry as Boyd
* Tom Skerritt as Santa
* Taryn Manning as Jackie
* Kiele Sanchez as Hannah
* Melvin Van Peebles as Elmo
* Cassandra Lawson as Baileys Young Mother
Release
After it played at film festivals such as the Nashville Film Festival and Hollywood Film Festival in 2010, it received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 26, 2011.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 57% based on reviews from 7 critics, with an average rating of 4.5/10. On Metacritic it has a score of 44 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Joe Leydon of 'Variety' called it an "emotionally satisfying tale about a young man in need of a mentor and an older fellow in search of forgiveness."
Duane Byrge of 'The Hollywood Reporter' called it a "battling-buddy road movie [that] carries viewers on an entertaining ride into blues country."
Kimberley Jones of the 'Austin Chronicle' rated it 1 out of 5 stars and called it a mawkish melodrama sunk by Simpson's poor acting.
References
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