Racism is ugly. I am always surprised by just how ugly. This movie is set up as a guy trying to get his cousin out of a tight spot. But as a black man traveling through an ultra racist and corrupt southern town, there is no chance that it will go smoothly. And we just accept that as true, having become almost a trope in filmmaking. The storyline is solid and the action quality, but the intro scene and the basis of the story is highly disturbing. If only it weren't so real.
4 stars (out of 5)
