Luke Perry and Terrence Malick, together at last. The upcoming Red Wing brings the two together, with Perry in a lead role and Malick playing executive producer. The film is directed by Will Wallace, the stepson of the acclaimed auteur filmmaker (and the missing link between Malick and Perry). An adaptation of François le Champi, the novel by 18th century French author George Sand, Red Wing tells of an orphan boy who grows up to drive a wedge between his foster parents. The trailer does capture a little of the Midwestern natural beauty that Malick is known for, and the young boy we see early on can’t help but harken back to The Tree of Life, but the whole thing resembles a direct-to-dvd release far too much for its own good. The performances, the music, the title cards, the presence of Luke Perry – they all make Red Wing look like a piece of country-fried melodrama rather...
- 7/17/2013
- by Adam Bellotto
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Fans of Terrence Malick know that his career has seen him put on his producer's hat every now and again, putting him name to David Gordon Green's "Undertow," Michael Apted's "Amazing Grace," Zhang Yimou's "Happy Time" and a handful more. They've mostly all resulted in respectable, even acclaimed films, but it appears that the Malick touch doesn't always work. You may have forgotten but last year it quietly cropped up he'd be producing "Red Wing," with this stepson/actor Will Wallace directing. And the result? Well, Wallace isn't exactly Malick... Luke Perry (yes, really) leads the cast in the story which looks mix romance, farming and uh, banking. Here's the official synopsis: "Red Wing" is a socially thought-provoking and stirring love story based on the French novella, "François le Champi" by George Sand. It is set in a small Texas town in present day. It reminds us of...
- 7/17/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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