Deadline: Movie Review

John and I were privileged to be able to view a feature film online yesterday. It's an independent film that was recently premiered in Nashville and will be showcased in theaters across the country. Below is a synopsis according to the deadline website:

Steve Talley and Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts star in Deadline, the story of the murder of an African American youth in rural Alabama that has gone uninvestigated, unsolved and unpunished for almost twenty years. But that changes when Nashville Times reporter Matt Harper meets an idealistic young blueblood bent on discovering the truth. Harper undertakes the investigation despite the opposition of his publisher, violent threats from mysterious forces, a break-up with his fiancée and his father's cancer diagnosis. Deadline is a story of murder, family, race, and of redemption — for a small Southern town and for Matt Harper.

Inspired by a true story, Deadline is adapted from Mark Ethridge's novel Grievances. Ethridge is a former managing editor of The Charlotte Observer. Deadline will be released in theaters nationwide in 2012.

At first I know John especially wasn't too keen on sitting down to watch this with me. We thought it would be a low budget film with bad acting. Even though the beginning started out only so-so, it wasn't long before we were drawn in. The story is compelling and knowing it was based on a true story made me grieve how we humans can often treat each other so inhumanely. This movie certainly highlighted the best and worst of humanity. It was well done and will definitely leave you rooting for the truth! I wish more journalists would have the courage of the men and women in this movie. It's a great independent film that you will want to support.

Be sure to check out the website to see the trailer, sign up for email updates and find out about where you can go see this in a theater near you.