Not So ‘Brand New’ Cherry Flavor
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
Blackbird (2014)
Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
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Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
Rating:R
Genre:Drama
Written By:Rikki Beadle Blair, Patrik-Ian Polk
In Theaters:2/16/2014
Box Office:
Runtime:99 minutes
Studio:RLJ Entertainment
Cast
Patrik-Ian Polk
Director
Mo'Nique
Claire Rousseau
Isaiah Washington
Lance Rousseau
Julian Walker
Randy Rousseau
Terrell Tilford
Pastor Crandall
Kevin Allesee
Marshall MacNeil
Gary LeRoi Gray
Efrem Johnson
Torrey Laamar
Todd Waterson
Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgette
Leslie Crandall
Lindsay Seim
Libby
Hunt Scarritt
Mr. Brock
Nicole Lovince
Justine
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