Red State (2011)
Smith returns to Indy roots with 4 million budget Horror/Drama
14 December 2013
I have not been so interested in Smith in the last few years. His films have seemed self-indulgent and dull.

I was not going to bother with this film, but I had nothing else to kill some time with... so I watched it. I was surprised. It was a very good film and after you get past the tedious Michael Parks speech the film moves along at a quick pact. The three young men are pretty terrible, but the performances from the rest of the cast were exceptional. Special shout- out to John Goodman who is definitely the MVP in this production. I know Smith has made a big deal out of Parks, but he just plays the same character in every film.

a little sanctimonious at the end, but that is the intellectual trend at this time and so you have to put up with it. I say you should give it a go, what the heck ? Till next time.
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