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How the South Was Boringnew
The obvious, trite plot of Honeydripper will leave viewers longing for a nice, big dose of Ritalin.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-10-2008 |
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John Sayles' Latest is Personal Outingnew
As hokey as Honeydripper's epiphany-of-the-axe scene is, it is rooted in reality. Somewhere, somehow, 50 or so years ago, audiences, especially teens, caught a new sound – and it was, in a word, electrifying.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-04-2008 |
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'Honeydripper': John Sayles Meets Jim Crownew
Sayles' sedate, inoffensive film takes place in Harmony, Alabama, in 1950, where Jim Crow laws are in full swing and black men can be arrested simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
02-01-2008 |
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'Honeydripper': Image Problemnew
John Sayles can write a good story, but can he tell it visually?
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
01-22-2008 |
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'Honeydripper': Case of the bluesnew
John Sayles continues his slow descent into dull filmmaking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
01-17-2008 |
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No Country for Unconscious Peoplenew
John Sayles puts the imaginative life of African-Americans on the screen better than most.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-10-2008 |
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Silver Citynew
Silver City looks as if it might be another Lone Star, one of Sayles’s best movies, and instead turns out more like City of Hope, one of his worst.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
09-22-2004 |
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Dirty Politicsnew
There’s definitely ore to be mined in this political drama, but Sayles’ pan comes up with only particles of dust.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-21-2004 |
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Silver City Stands Out in Season of Political Intriguenew
The new John Sayles movie, set and shot in Colorado, is downright bracing, and it has the kind of dramatic acumen the blunt propagandists can only dream about. There's no mistaking its liberal, or progressive, stance, but it's neither a bag of tricks nor a self-righteous rant.
