I saw Alice, starring Keke Palmer-Hustlers, Scream:The TV Series_tv; Common-John Wick:Chapter 2, Wanted; Jonny Lee Miller-Elementary_tv, Dracula 2000 and Alicia Witt-Orange is the New Black_tv, A Madea Christmas.
This movie reminded me of the old Black Exploitation movies of the 70's that I loved. It even has some scenes of Pam Grier in action from one of her famous films, Coffy. Believe it or not, it also states at the beginning of the movie that this movie is inspired by true events. It opens with Keke as a slave on a Georgia plantation-along with about 10 or 15 others-that is run by Jonny. Alicia plays Jonny's wife. After the usual beatings and torture that Keke endures-as is customary on plantations like this one-she escapes into the woods and comes upon a paved highway, discovering that she is really in 1973. Common is the truck driver that rescues her and tries to get her help, believing-like most people would-that Keke has amnesia or is just plain crazy. After Keke gets a fast education as to how things have changed, she wants to go back and rescue the rest of her friends and family. And, by the way, also get retribution from Jonny-that's where the Black Exploitation part really kicks in, although it could have ended a little better. Maybe, I just remember the older movies as being better. There is also a few recognizable songs from that time period-1973-that you should remember.
It's rated R for violence and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 40 minutes.
I enjoyed it but I'm not sure if I would buy it on DVD-it was a little slow and the ending could have been better. If you are a fan of the Black Exploitation films, it would be a good rental.
This movie reminded me of the old Black Exploitation movies of the 70's that I loved. It even has some scenes of Pam Grier in action from one of her famous films, Coffy. Believe it or not, it also states at the beginning of the movie that this movie is inspired by true events. It opens with Keke as a slave on a Georgia plantation-along with about 10 or 15 others-that is run by Jonny. Alicia plays Jonny's wife. After the usual beatings and torture that Keke endures-as is customary on plantations like this one-she escapes into the woods and comes upon a paved highway, discovering that she is really in 1973. Common is the truck driver that rescues her and tries to get her help, believing-like most people would-that Keke has amnesia or is just plain crazy. After Keke gets a fast education as to how things have changed, she wants to go back and rescue the rest of her friends and family. And, by the way, also get retribution from Jonny-that's where the Black Exploitation part really kicks in, although it could have ended a little better. Maybe, I just remember the older movies as being better. There is also a few recognizable songs from that time period-1973-that you should remember.
It's rated R for violence and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 40 minutes.
I enjoyed it but I'm not sure if I would buy it on DVD-it was a little slow and the ending could have been better. If you are a fan of the Black Exploitation films, it would be a good rental.