Badland (2007 film)

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Badland
Directed byFrancesco Lucente
Screenplay byFrancesco Lucente
Produced byOlimpia Lucente
Jorg G. Neumann
StarringJamie Draven
Grace Fulton
Vinessa Shaw
Chandra West
Joe Morton
CinematographyCarlo Varini
Edited byFrancesco Lucente
Music byLudek Drizhal
Distributed byCopex Distribution
Release date
  • November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30)(limited)
Running time
165 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Germany
LanguageEnglish

Badland is a 2007 German-American drama film written and directed by Francesco Lucente and starring Jamie Draven, Grace Fulton, Vinessa Shaw, Chandra West and Joe Morton.

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Plot summary

The protagonist, named Jerry, is a veteran from the Iraq War living somewhere on the Great Plains, presumably South Dakota. He then goes on a killing spree after discovering that his wife has been withholding money from him.

Cast

Release

The film had a limited theatrical release on November 30, 2007. [1]

Reception

The film has a 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews. [2]

Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle awarded the film one star out of five. [3] Rob Humanick of Slant Magazine awarded the film one and a half stars out of four and wrote, "Until the mess in the Middle East has found its way to a resolution, we can continue to expect films like Badland as part of the collateral damage in the War on Terror." [4] Robert Koehler of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The raw material would seem to be in place for a strong, moving contemporary tragedy, but scene after endless scene fails to come to life." [5] The Associated Press also gave the film a negative review: "When the picture gets around to its calculated socko ending, the viewer has long been pummeled into a state of numbness." [6]

Eric Monder of Film Journal International gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Badland takes a step in the right direction by attempting to understand the aftermath of war." [7] Matt Zoller Seitz of The New York Times also gave the film a positive review, calling it "mawkish yet weirdly mesmerizing." [8] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Expertly constructed and beautifully photographed, Badland easily sustains its 160-minute running time, and the portrayals of Draven, a British actor, and 9-year-old Fulton can stand alongside the year’s best." [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Linden, Sheri (November 30, 2007). "Stepping into the shoes of soldiers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Badland". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Baumgarten, Marjorie (February 29, 2008). "Badland". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Humanick, Rob (November 30, 2007). "Review: Badland". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ Koehler, Robert (November 29, 2007). "Badland". Variety. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ Associated Press (November 29, 2007). "Badland". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ Monder, Eric (December 3, 2007). "Badland". Film Journal International. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ Seitz, Matt Zoller (November 30, 2007). "A War Hero's Terror, Tragedy and Rescue". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ Thomas, Kevin (November 30, 2007). "'Badland' traces veteran's postwar battle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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