The Red Fury

"The Red Fury" is the kind of family movie that is not made anymore. In a way that's a shame, because family movies like this often teach good values and are lacking in negative stuff found in modern family movies such as toilet humor. On the other hand, family movies from this period do often come across as dated in several important manners. The main way this movie is dated is with its pacing. The film moves extremely slowly, at such a slow pace that I think even audiences at the time were shuffling in their seats. Possibly due to the slow pace comes the second problem, that there isn't any big conflict. There's stuff like prejudice that's tackled, but its treatment comes across as very soft instead of more hard-hitting. The movie has wholesome good ingredients, but the end result is lacking in bite and deep feelings.