Red State
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Critics Sentiment
Abin Cooper delivers his long hateful sermon to the congregation
Mysterious trumpet blast stops fighting, cult thinks it's the Rapture
The film crashes from intense siege action to widespread disappointment when the supernatural trumpet twist undermines the realistic tone that critics had been praising.
Critics appreciated Michael Parks' commanding performance as the cult leader and Smith's ambitious departure from comedy, but found the film's constant tonal shifts and genre changes increasingly problematic. While the early religious extremism scenes and siege sequences were praised for their intensity, the supernatural twist ending left most reviewers feeling the film failed to cohesively blend its horror, action, and satirical elements.
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Michael Parks
Pastor Abin Cooper
John Goodman
Joseph Keenan
Melissa Leo
Sara
Michael Angarano
Travis
Kyle Gallner
Jarod
Nicholas Braun
Billy-Ray
Kerry Bishé
Cheyenne
Stephen Root
Sherrif Wynan
Matt Jones
Deputy Pete
Kevin Alejandro
Harry, the Tactical Agent
Ralph Garman
Caleb
Anna Gunn
Travis' Mother
Kevin Pollak
ASAC Brooks
Betty Aberlin
Abigail
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Esther
Patrick Fischler
Agent Hammond
Damian Young
Agent Carol
David Marciano
Agent Eccles
Kaylee DeFer
Dana
Ronnie Connell
Randy
Crew
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