Red State

red state is a complete 180 for kevin smith. unlike anything he has done before, red state is a hybrid thriller/action/horror flick with very little humour. it stars michael parks, john goodman and melissa leo and (unlike cop out) is written by smith. low budget, well acted and intense, red state was exactly what i expected; a fairly decent thrill ride that, like most of smith's body of work sits on the fence between being okay and being great. after smith worked as a director for hire on cop out, he returns to writing, producing, editing and directing with this film. and like much of his read more