Freedomland (2006)
Genre: Drama / Crime
Duration: 112 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Joe Roth
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore and Edie Falco
IMDb score:
5,2 (17.835)
Releasedate: 17 February 2006
Freedomland plot
"The Truth Is Hiding Where No One Dares To Look."
Brenda Martin (Moore) stumbles into the ER in Dempsy, New Jersey, claiming that a black man stole her car with her four-year-old son in the back seat. Detective Lorenzo Council (Jackson) has reservations about Brenda's story, but nevertheless launches a large-scale investigation, receiving help from a group of mothers searching for missing children. During the investigation, tensions between the mainly 'black' Dempsy and the predominantly 'white' neighboring town of Gannon increase.
Actors and actresses
Lorenzo Council
Brenda Martin
Karen Collucci
Felicia
Boyle
Billy Williams
Lt. Gold
Leo Sullivan
Dr. Anil Chatterjee
Priest
Reviews & comments
martijn011
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- 2034 messages
- 1309 votes
This is a really bad movie. While the cast is actually fine when you see the names in advance. Now it was a good thing that both Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore put in a respectable performance, because otherwise it would have been impossible to finish the film.
The latter in particular really pulls out all the stops to give her role some shine. Respect for that, because I have not seen such a stupid role as Moore had in ages.
What a nonsense story. Messy from the start and when something important is finally in the pipeline it is just as hard knocked back by a terribly bad dialogue or a stupid event.
No, I was more annoyed than I enjoyed it and it shows in the score.
Seriously insufficient.
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scorsese
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- 13232 messages
- 11124 votes
Reasonable film in which emotions run high in a neighborhood when a child is missing. Dark in tone. A story that wants to go a bit too much, which makes it rather unbalanced and often only seems half finished. This is partly made up for by a good cast and some strong and well-written dialogue scenes.
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Noodless
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- 10053 messages
- 6185 votes
The scenario rattles from all sides, but fortunately there is still Samuel L. Jackson who tries to make something of it. A lot of unnecessary dialogues, but also certain scenes they could have quietly cut out of this film. The theme did appeal and that two storylines are mixed together was not a problem in itself. But the effect was often very poor. 5/10
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