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Overall Rank: 20888
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 10
Theatrical Release Date: 09/18/2020
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 11/03/2020
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
Actors: Janelle Monáe, Tongayi Chirisa, Eric Lange, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone
Plot: Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself transported into a new, twisted reality after being incapacitated by her abusive husband. Desperate to escape this new nightmare, she must learn how to navigate this warped fantasy before her time is up. -- Chris Kavan
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2.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 11/27/2020
Efficient on a technical scale but heavy handed when it comes to commentary, "Antebellum" is broken into two distinct halves that are, for lack of a better phrase, separate but not equal.
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3/4
Art Imitates Life in a Terrifying Way
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/03/2020
Those expecting Antebellum to be this year's answer to Get Our or Us might be let down. Gerard Bush an Christopher Renz trade classic horror for something much darker - the all too real specter of racial inequality. Granted, taken to the absolute extreme, but a somber reminder of how far some people would probably go if given the opportunity.
Janelle Monáe stands out in her first lead role as Eden - a slave living on a plantation where silence is golden, and breaking said rule can and will result in violence and death. On the other side, she portrays Veronica, a highly successful and distinguished author who is not afraid to voice her opinion on racial inequality in America. The big twist of this story isn't too hard to suss out - even before it hits you with a 2x4 upside the head - …
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