Red Dirt: Dan Montgomery Jr., Aleksa Palladino, Karen Black, Peg O'Keef, Glenn Shadix, Jo-Ann Robinson, Walton Goggins, John Mese, Ted Cohen, Tag Purvis, Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias, Cyril Bijaoui, Sean Gibbons: Amazon.ca: Video

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Red Dirt opens with lush images of rain-drenched faces and half-naked bodies lying entwined against the gnarled roots of a tree. Slowly, the movie unwinds the story of Griffith (Dan Montgomery), a young man who feels trapped in a small Southern town by the madness of his invalid aunt (Karen Black). His only comfort is his secret affair with his cousin Emily (Aleksa Palladino), but even that begins to lose its meaning. When a stranger (Walton Goggins) seeks to rent a cottage on Griffith's property, they strike up a friendship that offers Griffith the possibility of escape. At first, Red Dirt threatens to drown in the tortured emotions of a Southern gothic novel, but the excellent performances slowly build a rich, affecting web of hope and passion. Palladino, a young beauty with amazingly thick red hair, is particularly striking. --Bret Fetzer

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Family secrets, simmering anger, and reporessed sexual desires vividly capture life in the Deep South. Griffith, a morose young man, orphaned as a child, dreams of leaving home but feels tied down by his cousin (who is also his lover) and his invalid aunt. When a mysterious man appears to rent the family cottage, Griffith is tantalized with the possibility of escape and homoerotic fulfillment.

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1.0 out of 5 stars RUN! Do NOT Rent, Buy or See this awful movie!, Dec 4 2003

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E. Karas "Eric" (Chicago IL) - See all my reviews
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I love gay cinema and I forgive independant gay films for shoddy production, mediocre acting and cliched scripts. However I CANNOT forgive utter boredom.

On a positive note this film is shot beautifully - whoever did their production design and cinematography should have a long future in filmmaking.

However whoever directed, edited or wrote this should go back to school.

This is so boring, so pointless and such a waste of time I cannot even accurately describe how much I would like that time back.

The whole movie we wait for the two male leads to hook up and then they have a 2 second kiss. It is so awful - like a build up to nothing. (The actors are very hot)

This is the best example I can find of a movie trailer being 100 times more interesting than the film. The trailer makes this look like a really good tale of secrets, forbidden romance etc. They even slow motion the kiss between the guys to make it seem like there is more there than in the movie.

How people gave this positive reviews on here I do not know. But if you type in any of the worst movies you have ever seen you will see SOMEONE who raves about it. (Type in Howard the Duck as an example)

Ugh! Run do not walk. My friends still have not forgiven me for making them watch this trash.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, April 15 2007

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Kenneth O. Connor "Trekkie w/ the most toys!" (Great White North) - See all my reviews
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It's like Somerset Maugham for the New Millenium crowd. Karen Black gives the performance of a lifetime in this southern drama rife with cicadas and insufferable heat. Definitely add this one to your collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Steamy Melodrama, Mar 10 2007

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Shane Connors "reno man" (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews
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The climate portrayed in the film matches the emotions bubbling under the surface of each of the well drawn and well portrayed characters. A "gothic" love story if somewhat more convoluted. Thoroughly enjoyable.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Southern Love story
Timeless Southern story of madness, love, fidelity, commitment, heartbreak and endurance, in short life itself, in the raw!

Published on Mar 24 2005 by geoff newton

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching
No clubing, drag Queens or getting high here, but a lot of emotions. One of the best films I've seen.

Published on July 10 2004