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Freedomland Reviews

2006

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Samuel L. Jackson plays Lorenzo Council, a veteran police detective who is assigned the case of Brenda Martin, a woman from a neighbouring town who claims to have been carjacked... Read more

Starring	Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard
Director	Joe Roth
Genres	Thriller

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- This mixed-up, self-important thriller is adapted by Richard PriceÂ from his own novel and wastes a talented cast.... read more on Time Out
- 49383
- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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  - 10
  Awesome!
  
  Jackson is one of my favourite actors and Freedomland reveals why. Class acting and a plot with some nice twists make this a cracking movie.
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - James Waddell
  - London
  - 21 May 2006 at 23:46
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- - 0
  - 0
  Stick with it. Not too bad.
  
  Ok. A believable twist at the end but a bit hard going. Did feel like giving up but stuck with it. Why are the trailers so much better than the movie ?
  
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- - a customer
  - 04 Mar 2012 at 16:16
- - 1
  - 0
  Not up to Samuel's usual standard
  
  Surprised, thought the film would be as good as the cast but unfortunately not. Didn't really seem to get going, story was good just wasn't told very ... read more »
  
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- 1020096
- - Mosschopz
  - 3 reviews
  - Bootle
  - 21 Jul 2011 at 17:15
- - 0
  - 0
  Can't make my mind up!
  
  Julianne Moore and Samuel Jackson are good actors and whilst they did their best in this I feel the content of the film let them down.
  
  There really ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Dorset
  - 02 Apr 2011 at 14:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Strong Cast Poor Film
  
  Although the film is supported by a strong cast (lookout for Carmella from the Sopranos) the plot is very weak and cliched, even Samuel L Jackson fails to ... read more »
  
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- 959195
- - a customer
  - Southampton
  - 31 Jan 2011 at 13:03
- - 0
  - 0
  most terrible film i have seen....
  
  not the best film i have seen,i would not watch again,would not recommend it....
  
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- 880428
- - a customer
  - suffolk,england
  - 05 Apr 2010 at 20:19
- - 0
  - 0
  brilliant inspiring
  
  i always like this type of film based on race and this one is no exception samuel l jackson at hs best brilliant plot a woman says she is the victim f ... read more »
  
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- 849845
- - a customer
  - London
  - 16 Jan 2010 at 14:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Rubbish...........
  
  What was the point of this film and why is it called Freedomland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
  
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- 835264
- - TanyaD
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Nov 2009 at 16:46
- - 0
  - 0
  read the book!
  
  Classic case of a film not presenting itself properly at the begining so we can't make out what genre we are in. Jullianne Moore - who I usually love - ... read more »
  
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- - martinl
  - 4 reviews
  - Ufford
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 11:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Freedomland
  
  Found the film difficult to fathom at the beginning, but once into the film it was very good
  
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- 760838
- - Yodel
  - 48 reviews
  - Nr. Grantham
  - 21 May 2009 at 18:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Freedom come, freedom go...
  
  This is not an action thriller, this is a drama. Dont expect shoot outs or car chases, dont expect to be on the edge of your seat. There are cliched views of ... read more »
  
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- - JulianDF
  - 38 reviews
  - Monmouth
  - 15 May 2009 at 12:21
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- - 28
  - 10
  Awesome!
  
  Jackson is one of my favourite actors and Freedomland reveals why. Class acting and a plot with some nice twists make this a cracking movie.
  
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- 246837
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - James Waddell
  - London
  - 21 May 2006 at 23:46
- - 22
  - 3
  Decide for yourself
  
  This film is a case in point that you should do not be put off by negative reviews - watch and decide for yourself. When I saw that this film was on it's ... read more »
  
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- - Ado
  - 52 reviews
  - Newport
  - 08 Oct 2006 at 22:33
- - 11
  - 3
  Slow and boring
  
  The first 20 minutes or so gets you interested, but from that point on the whole drags on while you steadily lose interest in the outcome of the plot. Very ... read more »
  
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- 286344
- - a customer
  - Durham, England
  - 16 Sep 2006 at 13:50
- - 8
  - 1
  Interesting
  
  This is a pretty good film that explores a number of interesting Themes. It loses it's way somewhere in the middle, when a rather ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bedfordshire, England
  - 16 Nov 2006 at 19:16
- - 6
  - 4
  Freedomland
  
  What happened to Julianne Moore? A run of performances from Boogie Nights to Far From Heaven saw some, myself included, talking her up as the finest actress of ... read more »
  
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- 252719
- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 08 Jun 2006 at 11:15
- - 4
  - 1
  dont bother awful film not worth watching
  
  no no no no no no no no no
  
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- - a customer
  - bognor england
  - 04 Nov 2006 at 00:25
- - 4
  - 1
  samuel l crapson
  
  this starts off so well and has the making of a great film and then it all goes t*ts up and turns in to absoulute sh*t so close but so very far away from being ... read more »
  
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- 387699
- - robert lewis
  - aberkenfig
  - 22 Nov 2006 at 17:08
- - 3
  - 0
  freedomland
  
  all i can say is'RUBBISH'
  
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- - a customer
  - stalybridge cheshire
  - 08 Oct 2006 at 08:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Rubbish
  
  I don't ususally write reviews but this film was so bad that I thought I should warn other people so they didn't waste their time watching it. It is ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Lancashire, England
  - 13 Jun 2007 at 20:21
- - 2
  - 0
  Disappointed
  
  The title promised more. The outcome was surprising but I wanted something different from the title. I am a fan of Coen and Lars Von Triers (sic) and the ... read more »
  
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- 524835
- - bfaulk44
  - 53 reviews
  - Bridgwater
  - 11 Feb 2008 at 09:28

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- This mixed-up, self-important thriller is adapted by Richard PriceÂ from his own novel and wastes a talented cast.... read more on Time Out
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- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19

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  A carjacking-turned-kidnapping provides the set-up for a complex story of racial and class divide, as black detective Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson) attempts to uncover the truth in victim Brenda Martin's story. Bleeding and dazed in an inner city ER, Brenda (Julianne Moore) explains that on ...

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  Samuel L. Jackson plays Lorenzo Council, a veteran police detective who is assigned the case of Brenda Martin, a woman from a neighbouring town who claims to have been carjacked......