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Hate Crime
by Image Entertainment
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$9.99 |
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IMAGE ENT.
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Tommy Stovall
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Seth Peterson, Bruce Davison, Chad Donella, Cindy Pickett, Brian J. Smith
Nice guy accountant Robbie lives an idyllic life with his partner Trey in a quiet suburban neighborhood. But when a venomous neighbor moves in and starts harassing them, hate sparks violence. Recipient of the Best Feature Award at the Outtakes Dallas and Sedona International film festivals, Hate Crime features a brilliant cast including Seth Peterson (Providence) as Robbie, Lin Shaye (Snakes On A
Nice guy accountant Robbie lives an idyllic life with his partner Trey in a quiet suburban neighborhood. But when a venomous neighbor moves in and starts harassing them, hate sparks violence. Recipient of the Best Feature Award at the Outtakes Dallas and Sedona International film festivals, Hate Crime features a brilliant cast including Seth Peterson (Providence) as Robbie, Lin Shaye (Snakes On A Plane, There's Something About Mary) and Golden Globe winners Susan Blakely (The Towering Inferno, Rich Man, Poor Man) and Bruce Davison (Longtime Companion). A provocative thriller, Hate Crime delves deep into intolerance, challenging audiences to question their own prejudices as they witness the heartbreaking consequences of hate and a family's painful quest for retribution.
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| Hashed out Again Fanatics VS Sweet Gay Couple |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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This story has been hashed out more then once; nothing original just another Afternoon TV Drama about religious fanatics out to get the sweet Gay Couple next door, sadly it's something you'd expect to see on the True Movies Channel. I found it difficult to sit through it...tired subject matter with an outrageous ending. If you like Afternoon Television, you might like this movie - it was a no brainer.
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| Excellent Story |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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This was a great movie which reflected the "how it is" hardships of being gay. I believe things will turn around and more and more people are becoming tolerant of the lifestyle. However, it is the responsibility of the churches to NOT spread hate about us. I realized I was gay as a young teenager back in the early 1950's and things were a LOT different then. I managed to hide and not be discovered, however in the 1960's and 70's I remember many friends that were fired from their jobs simply because they were gay. I also served in the military before Don't Ask Don't Tell was implemented and was amazed to find so many gay friends serving. Anyway to make a long story short--by all means rent or buy this movie. It is a real eye opener.
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| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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But I might be racist as we all are in some form or another and at one time or another, I just watched a video feed about 2 cops that were sitting in a patrol car from thier live video in patrol car where the audio stated the the two guys sitting in the car that they pulled over were probably Taliban and Muslim when the guy they arrested was Egyptian which proves that the cops are biased and racist themselves for no reason just because one of them was sitting in the front seat with a laptop like it's a crime to do so. But I'm also agnostic and beleive in the line that: Arrested on Immigration charges that are false.
"It's a vile thing for a man to lay down with another man". - Jesus
"God is an invisable spirit that cannot be seen by human eyes", therefore if it's invisable and can't be seen then it does not exist. But to each his own.
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| Surprisingly great! |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Anybody with some experience in the low-budget gay genre knows it's hard to find a movie with an actually interesting storyline. When I heard about this gay "thriller" I had even lower expectations than usual. Luckily, however, I was in for quite a surprise!
The story is interesting, the acting is well done, and while I'm sure it was filmed on a tight budget it never looks or feels cheap. It includes plenty of twists and wit that make it a deserving entry to the crime-thriller genre, and it's inclusion of homosexuality and homophobia make it a must-have for GLBTF film fans. Highly recommended!
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| SPOILER: The Perfect Ending |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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SPOILER ALERT: I'm going to write exclusively about the ending of this movie and the controversy it stirs up. Although I always want to know as much as possible about a movie before I watch it, including how it ends, evidently most people don't. I'm warning anybody who doesn't like spoilers not to read this review.
Some reviewers are disturbed by the ending, feeling that the heroes make themselves no better than the villains. But the killings of Trey and Pastor Boyd were completely different, so it's a mistake to say Robbie and Trey's mom ended up being no better than the pastor. The pastor deserved to die; Trey didn't. The method in which they killed the pastor was also infinitely more merciful--a quick gunshot to the head, having let him know exactly why they were doing it, instead of a brutal full-body beating with a baseball bat, in the dark and without warning, while the guy was out walking his little dog. What the pastor did was an act of cowardice and hatred; what they did was an act of justice and courage.
I think people who have a problem with the ending may be bound so tightly to political correctness that they've lost sight of humanity. A profound need for justice, and indignation at injustice, are very strong, perfectly natural, normal and healthy human traits. The ideal of righteous revenge for unspeakable and unpunished wrongs has been a powerful force throughout history and in every medium of human expression, and it's been in the movies since they started.
I absolutely LOVED seeing a gay guy and (even better) his lover's mom take revenge the way they did, with guts, determination, and intelligence, and getting away with it. Revenge stories are often messy, and rarely logical, because they appeal to the gut, not to the intellect. They always involve taking the law into your own hands. They always involve taking an eye for an eye. They can NEVER be politically correct, but they can be extraordinarily satisfying.
This movie is one of the best. If it had ended any other way, I'd have despised it. As it is, it's one of the most deeply rewarding and satisfying movies--on very many levels, both aesthetic and personal--I've ever seen in my life.
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