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		List Price: $9.98		Label: Lions Gate Salesrank: 88742 Released: December 16, 2003
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/25/2004 Run time: 106 minutes

Redemption Reviews:
Is there a ZERO star rating?
2006-06-03 - I'm suing everyone involved with this disaster, including Hollywood Video, for the time I wasted viewing this 'movie'. The terrible over-acting and absolutely ridiculous plot were so bad that I had to watch the whole thing because I haven't laughed that much in years. In fact, WHAT plot? WHAT acting? In fact, the two main characters were so bad (they played, um Tristan and Blair?) that I had to fast forward through their uncompelling love scene. Yikes. Very poorly acted, from top to bottom, and no plot. Dont bother. The only thing "indie" about this movie is its independence from quality.

I wasted two hours of my precious life
2006-05-16 - This movie has NO plot! Yes, the characters say things and do things and things happene but that's not a plot! This movie wanders on aimlessly. What is it trying to say? What is the point?
Brian J White is a good actor. I loved him in The Shield, but in this movie he OVER ACTS! It's like he has no talent at all. The white women in the film are stereotypes, especially the blonde. They played the same 2 or 3 pieces of music several times throughout the film whether they fit or not. One seemed to be played in every other scene.
Whomever wrote this needs to try again! Or NOT!

A weird movie
2005-12-12 - This film is one of the worst I have seen. I really don't know what other films Sean Reid has produced but this one was kind of bad. The film opens up by saying it's based on true events, so you wonder is it based on Sean Reid's young life trying to pursue acting. To me this film was pointless. It's named Redemption, redemption from what? It shows Christian, played by Brian White, going through depressive pshycotic episodes trying to find his way in life. The only scenes I liked were between him and his father. The conversations between them were very meaningful with Christian trying to get through to his father, which lets you in on his family history, and his father trying to help his son cope with life. Christian is battling many demons; his father not being a good example in his life, his mother not being there, his struggle to pursue acting, and trying to find love. This all leads to Christian making poor decisions. He starts partying and getting in stupid fights. He starts to take a turn for the worse when he meets this actor who can get him a gig and starts using marijuana. One of his friends, the guy who plays Marlon, acts like a total jerk and disrepects women and his girlfriend puts up with it. It was ridiculous. Melique, another one of Christian's friends stops hanging with them when he sees that they are starting to make wrong decisions. Realizing this, Christian finds Melique. Melique tries to redeem Christian from himself by having a serious heart to heart talk with him. You would think that since the movie is named "Redemption" that Christian at this point would turn his life around. He does find hope again and wants to start a new life with his girlfriend (Claire). It doesn't last long when Trent (a foe of his) spots him and beats him up. Then the downward spiral begins again. Christian starts getting high and starts having hallucinations. He has a mental breakdown and starts doing strange things. He think he sees Trent and goes out in a rage with a knife in his hand running around town half naked. When the police officers can't get through to him he gets shot.

Overall this movie was bizarre and kind of a waste of time. Some scenes didn't make sense and it was very overdramatic.

The Worst Movie I've Ever Seen!
2004-05-30 - This movie was terrible, and I would surmise that all positive reviewers are somehow affiliated with this self-indulgent, mastabatory piece of crap. It was really, really awful. If you enjoy melodrama, poor directing or over-acting, then this is the film for you.

Every moment of the film is fraught with angst with a capital "a." I was only happy when the main character got gunned down in the end. Don't worry-- I haven't spoiled anything. By the time it happens, you won't care either.

Excellent Drama Showing Reality and Hope
2004-05-21 - This is the best film that I've seen in a very long time. Redemption is a film that you have to pay close attention to in order to listen to what the actors are saying - to really listen to the intelligent dialogue. Most of the eye-candy movies out now are not like that. But, this one is different.

Art reflects life; and, so this film is a portrayl of a young man's emerging career in acting. But, each individual is not alone. A person has parents, friends, lovers, ex-lovers, disappointments, mistakes, failures and successes along the way.

To understand and truly find the meaning of the film, is not for all audiences, but, is for the special audience out there.