Redneck Roots

This film had the potential to be a pretty good flick, but after a decent beginning and middle, it sticks tobacco up its backside in the end and chews too hard!

The story's about a pretty lady who is proposed to off the bat, by her boyfriend, and it startles her as she has a bit of a secret. The secret being that her family are a bunch of southerners, aka rednecks and its embarrassing to admit.

Whilst invited home by her sister for her highschool graduation, she's planned not to invite her boyfriend, but he overhears a phone call and suspects she's cheating or he's blown it, or whatever, so he plans to secretly track her down to where she's gone for the weekend.

Along the way, there are some funny parts scattered through the film, ranging from the girls' family doing or saying humorous scenes, to the boyfriend stumbling into trouble while trying to find her, and various characters around the town.

But then it comes off the rails in the end when everything is quickly rushed. Developing stories are kicked aside, and a God awful memory montage of just the boyfriend looking for her causes a raised eyebrow and nausea as the film abruptly ends in a WTF way... sure, certain films need to stick to a certain runtime, but come on, did the makers of this think it had a chance of being shown in theatres?

Maybe they ran out of money in the budget and just quickly wrapped it up?

There's only half a potentially decent movie here that established some interesting characters that could've been expanded on more to make something good here, but instead opted for a God awful blink and miss it ending that leaves you disappointed that so much looked like it was building up to a great climax, but fell off the tightrope without netting to its death.

Maybe it'd have been better being a mini-series? Or a continued sequel? But, they buggered that up with the finale of this one and its God awfully bad, rushed, nauseating, unresolved, unsatisfying ending.

This movie has a few cringeworthy moments (As the acting isn't all that), and it's full of stereotypes. However, it's also really not meant to be taken all that seriously. The ridiculousness makes it comical (It also has heartfelt moments). So if you don't mind shotty acting, some cringe and aren't too easily offended (don't mind politically incorrect material). There's a chance *you might like* this. Lol

Side Note: The Grandma.💫 And the dog in the movie I liked the best. As I have the same breed. German Shorthaired Pointer.

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.

It's not that the movie is bad in any one sense, it just is a bit lackluster. There seems to be a lesson about "if you're hot enough you can escape any situation you're in and find a better one" mixed with a "you should be ashamed of your past, but don't let it affect your future".

There just isn't anything interesting, and I think it's supposed to be a comedy, but it doesn't have a consistent atmosphere of humor. It certainly makes its way around the offensive and absurd humor attempts, but no of it really lands.

Just watch something else.

Seems like the whole town turned out to make this movie. Best Supporting Character: "Lou". Lots of cussing for an otherwise down home hallmark style plot. Worth a watch, especially if you have "Redneck Roots".

I was laughing so hard my checks hurt. I promise that you will recognize at least one of the characters in this movie as being like someone you know from home. There was so much that was familiar and warm about the movie. There are scenes where I was thinking, "Oh boy, I've been here before." It's also set in North Carolina and filmed in the Charlotte area and Stanley area. It's a pleasant treat to see places you know so well if you're from around there. It shows how pretty the city of Charlotte can be.

It has a great message about family and loving who you are and where you come from. I would recommend to anyone who loves a good laugh.