8/10
Redemption Road Has Its Qualities ***
19 August 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Yes, this is definitely a story of redemption among several people in this 2010 film.

A bitter drifter, a drunk, gets a visit from Michael Clarke Duncan, the latter harboring a terrible secret. Duncan tells our loser that his grandfather has died and that he should go back to Huntsville, Alabama.

Not wanting to go, he has a sudden change of heart when a guy, whose wife he has fooled around with, discovers this and comes after him as well for the money he owes him. The guy is a terror and you know by picture's end he will be back to create mayhem.

The film becomes one of self-introspection as the two guys travel back to Alabama. We see that they learn about life from each other.

When Duncan's dark secret is revealed, our hero character controls himself from taking revenge. The men have forged a relationship.

This is basically a good film with a tragic end bringing understanding and faith in the human spirit.
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