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Released Year: 2014
Runtime: 99 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Patrik-Ian Polk
Writers: Patrik-Ian Polk, Rikki Beadle Blair
Casts: Terrell Tilford, Isaiah Washington, Mo'Nique, Gary LeRoi Gray, Julian Walker, Kevin Allesee, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgette, Torrey Laamar
IMDB: Blackbird (2014)
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Washington Post -
The heart of the movie is in the right place. And although some of the acting from the younger stars comes across as amateurish, a few performances truly shine.
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San Francisco Chronicle -
An odd duck, a Southern melodrama that aspires to be a sensitive coming-of-age story, with some humor mixed in. Sometimes it doesn’t soar the way it should, though it remains engaging most of the way.
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The New York Times -
Despite its sense of mission, the film suffers from soapy excesses and narrative disjunctures.
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Slant Magazine -
The film is, like its main character, too naïve to understand or, at least, to deploy the reparative powers of camp.
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The Dissolve -
It can’t be faulted for its noble intentions. Like many an after-school special, however, it can be faulted in virtually every other department, including stilted performances, turgid dialogue, flat direction, and a general ignorance regarding human nature.
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Blackbird (2014)
Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
Blackbird (2014)
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Information
Released Year: 2014
Runtime: 99 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Patrik-Ian Polk
Writers: Patrik-Ian Polk, Rikki Beadle Blair
Casts: Terrell Tilford, Isaiah Washington, Mo'Nique, Gary LeRoi Gray, Julian Walker, Kevin Allesee, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgette, Torrey Laamar
IMDB: Blackbird (2014)
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Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
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Reviews
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Washington Post -
The heart of the movie is in the right place. And although some of the acting from the younger stars comes across as amateurish, a few performances truly shine.
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San Francisco Chronicle -
An odd duck, a Southern melodrama that aspires to be a sensitive coming-of-age story, with some humor mixed in. Sometimes it doesn’t soar the way it should, though it remains engaging most of the way.
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The New York Times -
Despite its sense of mission, the film suffers from soapy excesses and narrative disjunctures.
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Slant Magazine -
The film is, like its main character, too naïve to understand or, at least, to deploy the reparative powers of camp.
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The Dissolve -
It can’t be faulted for its noble intentions. Like many an after-school special, however, it can be faulted in virtually every other department, including stilted performances, turgid dialogue, flat direction, and a general ignorance regarding human nature.
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Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
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