Rosewood

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Pradeep S @RT43922639 Jul 6, 2026 While the theme/story line was alright the screen play could have been better. More like a cheap detective novel with a lot of rednecks out to get black Africans eking out a peaceful existence. Compared with Mississippi Burning & In The Heat of the Night it stands nowhere. See more Chris B @Papa13070 May 20, 2026 This was a heavy movie. I had never heard about the Rosewood Massacre, but it's a heartbreaking story. Watching this, gave me similar vibes to when I watched Birth of a Nation. What I mean is, for the majority of the movie, I saw white southerners killing African Americans, and burning their property. At least in this movie, some of the African Americans survived and escaped. I thought the sheriff was going to be a good guy, but that was immediately shut down, when he joined the lynch mob. I don't care if you tried to stop some of it, you participated in it, and you can't come back from that. I liked Ving Rhames in his role. When I first saw him, I thought to myself, "is that Marsellus Wallace?," and it was! Also Don Cheadle was great. And the twist at the end, did not see that coming. Beautiful shots, a good John Williams score, and great direction from John Singleton. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 26, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Alec B @Alec97 Jan 10, 2024 The final act might initially seem too implausible, except that the movie is clearly meant to be a Western even though it addresses a real historical event. Your mileage for how it uses the conventions of that genre may very but I think it strikes a good balance especially when you see how carefully the direction and screenplay lay out the horrifying explosion of racially motivated mob violence. See more jon c Feb 21, 2022 The late John Singleton directs the true story of one of the most excruciating moments in American history starring Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Don Cheadle, and Michael Rooker In Rosewood, Florida it's one of the only residential areas where blacks own their property and businesses However given this is 1923 racial segregation is still prominent One day a white woman who's engaged in several infidelities is attacked in the town and falsely accuses a black man of the assault With the prejudice so high the whites gather to lynch and raid the blacks and their homes until they get true justice in their eyes Voight is actually one of the few whites wanting to defend the blacks from unfair hostility, he sees them as human as they are Rhames as a former veteran decides to ban the townsfolk together to defend themselves This is one of the few films portraying Southern racist hysteria being shown so clearly Color, class and sex are woven together on a level that Faulkner would have appreciated The movie doesn't shy away from mob mentality, the levels of bigotry, and the need to fight for personal freedom and from persecution It really is hard to watch at times; human cruelty, hatred, reveling in racial supremacy, and savagery will always be prevalent to this day Nearly 40 and 150 victims of the massacre were counted mostly blacks But thankfully in 1993 after 70 years reparations were made specifically to the families with some whites testifying on blacks' behalf's Singleton makes a movie that's very harrowing but depicts the real horror of racist American history at its core with much underlying psychological truths A topic such as this is inflammatory but important to look at the demons hiding in a small part of the world much less this town One of Singleton's finest if most harsh outings See more dave s @RT68722908 Feb 9, 2022 What happened in Rosewood, Florida is a dark part of American history that needs to be told, but John Singleton's film doesn't necessarily do full justice to the tragic and horrifying story. In January of 1923, a group of vigilantes descended on the primarily black town and engaged in a vicious and bloody killing spree over several days. The film, to its credit, doesn't shy away from the racial issues or the violence. However, it's an overly didactic attempt to explain the events that often resorts to typical Hollywood tropes (the train chase, the ‘I'm still alive!' revelation, the romantic kiss at the end) and feels like a combination of a Sam Peckinpah film and a spaghetti western, with Ving Rhames toting two blazing guns like the Clint Eastwood's ‘man with no name' character. It's a noble attempt that feels like it falls short. See more Read all reviews

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