I understand the hype around <I>Rebel Ridge</i>, given its great cast and storyline, but what I felt I watched was different than many of the other reviews on Letterboxd, IMDb and elsewhere.
<I>Rebel Ridge</i> is an action film that was mostly missing the action elements, while providing us with both acting and dialog that was unenthusiastic and monotone. In addition, the action presented was mostly unnecessary, and then the film just comes to a quick end.
Aaron Pierre and Don Johnson were well-cast in their roles, but, for the entirety of the film, Pierre was still in <I><A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/film/old-2021/">Old</A></i> form, and it just didn't fit well throughout.
Rebel Ridge
Their laws. His rules.
Rating
2.8 (2)
Release Date
8/27/2024Runtime
132 minsOverview
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.
How It Feels
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A lean, propulsive revenge thriller where a composed ex-Marine takes on a corrupt police apparatus in a small Louisiana town. It's the kind of film that escalates methodically from injustice to confrontation, powered by righteous fury and strategic precision.
Mood
TenseAngryDefiant
Themes
CorruptionJusticePowerFamily
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Heads up
Graphic violence
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