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6.5/10 • 245

2020-09-141h 33m

Drama

Redemption is a journey you can't take alone.

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

Directors
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writters
Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana
Editors
Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana, Mark Sanger

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  1. Mark Wahlberg

    Mark Wahlberg

    Joe Bell

  2. Reid Miller

    Reid Miller

    Jadin Bell

  3. Connie Britton

    Connie Britton

    Lola Bell

  4. Maxwell Jenkins

    Maxwell Jenkins

    Joseph Bell

  5. Morgan Lily

    Morgan Lily

    Marcie

  6. Gary Sinise

    Gary Sinise

    Sheriff Westin

  7. Tara Buck

    Tara Buck

    Mary Ivy

  8. Ash Santos

    Ash Santos

    Kim

  9. Igby Rigney

    Igby Rigney

    Chance

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CinemaSerf

Apr 13, 2022

6/10

Reid Miller is quite engaging here as the bullied gay youngster Jadin Bell. His time at school is torrid, and he seems unable to secure any help to protect him from the bigoted assholes he must face each day. His father (Mark Wahlberg) is supportive, but in a 'don't ask don't tell" sort of fashion, the appalling position also taken by the principal at his school. Eventually, the pressure all just proves too much and the young man takes his own life. This inspires his father to try to walk from their home to New York raising the issues of homophobia and bullying as he goes. Wahlberg's name is what will do the work here; his participation in highlighting these issues of both physical and psychological intimidation ought to resound with whomever watches this, reads about it, or sees any of his publicity blurb. As a piece of cinema, though, it's pretty mediocre. Barring a scene with the two leads doing a bit of a Lady Gaga routine, the drama and the acting are fairly sterile and it takes recourse to a few handsome, but cop-out, power ballads when the script runs out of anything meaningful to say. It's a shocking testament that this still goes on in 2022 in a nation that purports to be civilised - and though this film, in itself, is largely forgettable, let's hope the message isn't.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,500,000.00
Revenue
$1,700,000.00
Keywords
high schoolsuicidewritingcheerleaderbullyingbased on true storyflashbackflash forwardhigh school studentteenage sexualitylgbtgrieving fatherteenage sonanti-bullyinggay youthgay theme