Blackbird

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Blackbird

2012,

1h 46m,

Drama

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57%

7 Reviews

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76%

100+ Ratings

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57%

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7 Reviews

76%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

Troubled teen Sean Randall is falsely accused of plotting a Columbine-like shooting.

Peter Howell

Toronto Star

May 10, 2013

3/4

The clock starts to drag, and some energy is lost. But the movie displays a lot of promise both in front of and behind the lens.

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Michael Posner

Globe and Mail

May 10, 2013

2.5/4

Credit to Buxton here for extracting conviction from such young actors. The performances aren't wholly redemptive, but they are compelling.

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Radheyan Simonpillai

NOW Toronto

May 9, 2013

2/5

Though I appreciate Buxton's rookie attempt to present an alternative look at teen rage, I can't help seeing that this overreaching film goes nowhere with only clichs to guide it.

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

May 16, 2013

3/5

This well-paced chase thriller stars Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde as sibling crooks on the run from a botched casino heist.

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Katherine Monk

Canada.com

May 10, 2013

3.5/5

This debut feature from Nova Scotia filmmaker Jason Buxton offers a series of subtle revelations that challenge expectation without a hint of soapbox grandstanding or raging primal screams.

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

Sep 19, 2012

3.5/4

Told with a rare mix of humanity and procedural clarity that recalls, nay, honours the late, great Alan Clarke.

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Luke W

Aug 24, 2017

It's about a goth teen who is accused and punished/sentenced for planning a horrific school massacre. While many of the accusations are falsely implied and stem from manipulated source material, he does actually make threats, even of killing another student. So although the film sets out to sympathize with the young man, later monickered as "Columbine" for obvious reasons, he kind of deserved his fate. He was a creepy dude, in fact, still was after his release. I didn't understand the girl's infatuation with him, either. But we do see a change in the young teen, and admire his strength in standing up to the court system and his desire to coerce his juvenile detention center bully into becoming a better person. The movie was interesting enough.

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Synopsis

Troubled teen Sean Randall is falsely accused of plotting a Columbine-like shooting.

Director: Jason Buxton
Producer: Jason Buxton, Marc Almon, David Miller
Screenwriter: Jason Buxton
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 46m

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