Red State (2011) 7/10

Starring : Michael Angarano, Kerry Bishe, Nicholas Braun, Kyle Gallner, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Root
Director : Kevin Smith
Running Time : 89 mins

Three teenagers respond to an invitation on a sex site asking them for a group session. They head out that night to the location specified, only to be captured by Five Points Trinity Church, a religious group opposed to anything deemed sexually deviant. When one of the teens makes a break for it, the Churches actions attract the attention of the local police and a gun fight ensues.

This starts off okay, then gets a little boring when the teens are kidnapped, but as the gunfight progresses the pacing picks up well and things really get going. The acting isn’t particularly great, and the characters aren’t that likeable, but people who like what basically boils down to a rape-revenge movie without the rape will enjoy this uncharacteristic offering from Kevin Smith.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Hills Have Eyes II