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| Lionsgate | Release Date (Streaming): September 18, 2020 |
Starring:
Devyn A. Tyler, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, Jack Huston, Janelle Monáe, Jena Malone, Kiersey Clemons, Lily Cowles, Marque Richardson, Robert Aramayo, Tongai Arnold Chirisa
Summary:
Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
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Aug 31, 2020
While Antebellum is no zombie movie, it treats systemic racism as a kind of contagion that refuses to die, eating the brains of successive generations. There’s only one way to stop it, and that’s by blowing the minds of all those infected — which is precisely the impact Antebellum achieves.
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Though the filmmakers hoped to balance the historical atrocities of slavery with contemporary racial oppression, Antebellum — yet another unnecessary slave movie — rarely feels like a horror flick. Instead, its needless brutality, ropy character work, and misguided twist make it easily 2020’s worst movie so far.
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Sep 20, 2020
it has a great story and very now with the undertones. The ending provides a pretty great twist
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Oct 12, 2020
I over loved this movie. I think God knew this movie shouldn't of made it to theaters due to covid, because it probably would of caused an uproar or made white movie goers very uncomfortable and probably head for the nearest exit.
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Sep 18, 2020
Great movie! Makes you think about how modern-day racists would be during slavery times. Great acting and cinematography. Would recommend.
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Sep 18, 2020
The score and production design are both great, but direction and writing fall flat. They had ideas they wanted to do, but the execution is either muddled or pandering. World of difference between concept and execution.
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Sep 18, 2020
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Sep 22, 2020
Bad writing. The “twist” is so obvious. Janelle monae is great as usual. Gabourney Sidibe’s character was annoying. Not sure what they were going for. Could have been better if the story was structured differently.
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