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Antebellum

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Successful author Veronica Henley is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present and future -- before it's too late.
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Antebellum fails to connect its images with any meaning, making for a largely unpleasant experience lacking any substantial scares.

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Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review It proves how hard it is to make a remarkable film like Get Out or Us...this works on paper but doesn't earn its keep on screen. Apr 6, 2021 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) The visual style (lots of slow-mo) is sometimes overdone. But the ideas are alive, Monáe is a star and the drama is quietly unsettling. Rated: 4/5 Apr 2, 2021 Full Review Ben Travis Empire Magazine It's an audacious swing - but ultimately a miss from a pair of filmmakers who know exactly what they want to say, and haven't yet mastered how best to say it. Rated: 2/5 Apr 1, 2021 Full Review Manuel São Bento MSB Reviews Antebellum is set to divide viewers due to its uncomfortable yet realistic, extreme violence. Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz deliver an undeniably shocking film, involving hard-to-watch depictions of torture, slavery, and racism. Rated: B Jul 24, 2023 Full Review LaNeysha Campbell But Why Tho? A Geek Community Antebellum subverts the delusional and romanticized view of the American South while not abusing the slave narrative for shock value. Rated: 9/10 Jan 17, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “Antebellum” deserves an audience, not just for being good genre entertainment (which it is), but also for the richness of its underlying message. Rated: 4/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jaclyn B Great movie! It kept me at the edge of my seat! From beginning to end it kept my attention & had me saying Veronica better get away at the end! Loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review Trevor T Bad costumes, bad acting, bad script. It was a struggle to get through this and it is a mistake I will not be making again. Very poor effort. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Andrea C Sceneggiatura sicuramente originale e coraggiosa, spezzata in diverse parti ben distinte tra di loro ma con qualche difficoltà per lo spettatore, soprattutto nella prima parte, a seguirne la linea temporale. Una volta compresa la vera trama, quando ci si potrebbe finalmente concentrare sul suo andamento, vengono alla luce diverse forzature e punti deboli che rendono parecchio artificiosa la sceneggiatura. Forse concedere più tempo ai villain sarebbe stata una buona idea, magari spiegando come si è arrivati ad una situazione talmente peculiare da essere poco credibile proprio perchè le ragioni restano oscure. Premiata l'idea, meno lo svolgimento. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Rick K Poorly directed and a story that rambles. We get it. The South sucks and racists live on. You need more than that to make a good movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Bryan G A cartoon like depiction of a national tragedy in the vein of "The Village" or "Inglorius Bastards". Agian bad white people vs good black people. There is a cringy early scene where the BFF of the main character is dressing down a man, only seen in profile from the waist up, in what looked like a reverse descrimatory way. Again whites subdue black people for their own pleasure as in "Them" in a strange Stepford Wives like twist. Ofcourse in the Woke worldview only the Southern U.S. had slaves...like not infact the whole world past and present. Please stop making movies that not only do not present the truth but cause even more devision and ranker. A Afrocentric presentation that some simpletons might believe is true. Hopefully this movie will be relegated to the dust bin of history. Poor movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/02/23 Full Review Andrei D The big twist is majorly stupid Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Successful author Veronica Henley is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present and future -- before it's too late.
Director
Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
Producer
Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Zev Foreman, Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz, Lezlie Wills
Screenwriter
Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
Production Co
Lionsgate, QC Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Violent Content|Sexual References)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 18, 2020
Runtime
1h 46m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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