SummaryA suspense drama with a social conscience, Hate Crime is the story of Robbie and Trey, a gay couple whose quiet life together is shattered when Trey is brutally beaten while walking the dog. The prime suspect is their neighbor Chris, a fundamentalist preacher’s son whose bigotry is no secret. When Chris and Robbie become the prime suspects, Robbi... Read More
Directed By:Tommy Stovall
Written By:Tommy Stovall
Hate Crime
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The story is sometimes overwritten, often overwrought, includes an overheard conversation on the "Nancy Drew" level, and yet holds our attention and contains surprises right until the end.
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Stovall's film could have been a little shorter and a lot tighter.
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An apt follow-up to the two Matthew Shepard-themed movies that aired on TV in 2002.
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The road to moviegoing hell is paved with well-intentioned queer cinema, and Hate Crime is a red stone on that path.
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A well-meaning but hopelessly stilted melodrama, Hate Crime sacrifices good intentions with its mediocrity of execution.
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It sadly really never lives up to the potential and excellence it's really capable of.
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This melodrama by writer-director Tommy Stovall has a good premise, but he undercuts it with contrived plot twists, pedestrian pacing, and mostly two-dimensional characters.
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Production Company:
- Pasidg Productions Inc.
Release Date:Mar 16, 2006
Duration:1 h 43 m
Rating:R
Tagline:It's about Love. It's about Intolerance. It's about Justice.
Awards
Breckenridge Festival of Film
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Sedona International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
