white man's burden movie review

A disgruntled ghetto worker is unjustly fired from his job and beaten up by racist cops so kidnaps his wealthy ex-boss to extort enough money to get back the home his family have been evicted from. The film revolves around Louis Pinnock a white factory worker who kidnaps Thaddeus Thomas a black factory owner for firing him over a.

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Travolta plays Louis Pinnock a blue-collar worker at a factory owned by Belafontes Thaddeus Thomas.

. It begins like an episode of The Twilight Zone and gradually turns into an episode of Homicide. The film was written and directed by Desmond Nakano. But it also suffers from some obvious television influences.

Film shows great insight into how African Americans are treated in a predominantly white area by reversing the situation. Showcasing John Travolta and Harry Belafonte this picture presents an intriguing premise that is only mildly involving. John Travolta and Harry Belafonte star in this allegory about a society in which blacks have all the wealth and power and whites are poor and oppressed.

50 out of 5 stars White Mans Burden. It simply reverses the stereotypical roles of blacks and whites. Roger Ebert December 01 1995.

White Mans Burden R 1995 Drama 1h 29m 24 Tomatometer 34 Reviews 36 Audience Score 5000 Ratings What to know critics consensus Despite earnest work from its. Once the premise is set writerdirector Desmond Nakano doesnt know what to do with it. A frustrating film with interesting ideas that never quite come together White Mans Burden is well-intentioned and high-minded.

An off-the-peg crime thriller with a reversible lining screenwriter Nakanos first film as an indie hyphenate relies for effect on a crude racial twist meant t. The white man is the minority and lives in the rough neighborhoods. Louis is your everyday factory worker living from pay check to pay check to support his family.

Factory worker Louis John Travolta is charged with a crime he didnt commit he loses his home and job and finally snaps to the point where he decides to take his. You would have White Mans Burden a low-budget high-ambition thumb sucker that only fitfully hits home. While White Mans Burden offers two solid performances from John Travolta and Harry Belafonte most of this movie is just beyond dull and doesnt really go anywhere.

Fresh off his success as a take no prisoners hitman in Pulp Fiction John Travolta steps into the shoes of another man with a gun Louis Pinnock. White Mans Burden United States 1995 A movie review by James Berardinelli. The social commentary doesnt work and some of the filmmakers.

The films shortcoming is that once this challenging food for thought is on the table debuting writer-director Desmond Nakano fails to make a. Fresh off his success as a take no prisoners hitman in Pulp Fiction John Travolta steps into the shoes of another man with a gun Louis Pinnock. 1 813 579 5009 email protected We respond within 24 hours.

White Mans Burden 1995 out of 4 WHITE MANS BURDEN tries to tell a social story dealing in an alternate universe where America has black people at the top of the economic chain and whites are the poorly class. In an alternative America where African-Americans and White Americans have reversed cultural roles a white factory worker kidnaps a black factory owner for dismissing him over perceived disdain. WHITE MANS BURDEN shows what might happen if blacks were the majority and whites were the minority.

White Mans Burden is a 1995 American drama film about racism set in an alternative America where the social and economic positions of Black people and White people are reversed. Black is white and white is black. The black characters are the wealthy powerful establishment types in the.

Its a clever gimmick but ultimately as depicted in White Mans Burden thats all it is. Reviewed in the United States on April 24 2019. With John Travolta Harry Belafonte Kelly Lynch Margaret Avery.

Everyone should see this one. 50 out of 5 stars White Mans Burden Reviewed in the United States on April 24 2019 Film shows great insight into how African Americans are treated in a. This review refers to White Mans Burden VHS.

Directed by Desmond Nakano. The opening scenes of White Mans Burden are ingenious and interesting as it turns the tables on the color-coding in American society. White Mans Burden.

Louis is your everyday factory worker living from pay check to. Linkedin Facebook Twitter Instagram. Hedlund plays Mike Burden a young man in a small South Carolina town who has been raised in a culture of hate by a leader of the KKK named Tom Griffin Tom Wilkinson giving a nuanced portrayal of how much evil can look like the average guy next doorGriffin and his gang of easily manipulated yes-boys are opening a Redneck KKK Museum in an old theater when.

This review refers to White Mans BurdenVHS. Still the film is acted with powerhouse fervor by the two stars reflecting the passion of. Louis goes to the Thomas house to deliver a package.

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