Rosewood Video

Rosewood and other best sellers. Great prices on Rosewood and other best selling VHS Videos. To find additional VHS Videos browse the Video categories, or use the search box at the top of this page.

starring: Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle directed by: John Singleton

See Larger Image


Customer Reviews
Average Rating: Rating: - excellent docu-drama What an excellent movie. A moving portrait of the 1922 massacre in Rosewood, Florida. Without shedding too much blood or jeopardizing the truth of the story through unneccessary action, director John Singleton narrates the tragic events over New Years' eve weekend, leading to the destruction of a peaceful black town. Ving Rhames & Jon Voight are the characters crossing the racial lines in their effort to save at least some women & children from the raging crowd. And all, because of a single lie. Highly recommended for everybody interested in history. Rating: - A Latter Day Western (Set In The South-East!) I loved this movie! It's a historical drama, a social/political film, a character study, an exploration in the worst & best in human behavior, & a downright great action film! I call this film "A Later Day Western" for several reasons. First, it has a historical setting. (Obviously, however, since it takes place in the '20's & NOT in the West, it can't rightfully be called a "Western", but I'll get to the similarities in a second!) Second, like many great westerns, it examines social problems in a historical setting. Third, though it has "heroes" & "villains", the good-guys aren't all good (Voight has serious character flaws & is gripped by fear, but he ultimately does "the right thing") & the bad-guys have real "human" motivations. (The villain of the story is a dysfunctional, but loving father.) Finally, The Ving Rhames character (admittedly, a fictional character), is a strong-willed, wandering veteran (on horse-back), trying to find peace, but reluctantly forced to make a stand for right. The story is based loosely on the actual Rosewood Massacres of 1923 & it delivers on all counts. My personal favorite character is John Voight's young (2nd) wife, who stands up to the bigots & earns the respect of her step-children. This film, unlike many other films about race-prejudice, is BALANCED, showing not just "bad rednecks", but decent (Caucasian) neighbors of the local African-americans being (unjustly) persecuted for a "rape" of a white woman (which, by the way, never really happened.) This movie reminded me of both "Bad Day At Black Rock" & "To Kill A Mockingbird." Those were two great films & by combining elements from them with a real historical event (tragedy) with a strong cast, good script, & fast-paced direction makes for a great film! It's too bad that this film wasn't a bigger hit. If you buy this video, you WON'T be wasting your money. It's not just a later-day western, it's a later-day classic. Rating: - Powerful Filmmaking, Sadly Overlooked This tale of a Florida Black town and racism and hatred gone unchecked is one of the most powerful, emotional films I have ever seen. You won't hear about this tragic event in public school, that's for certain. A certifiable massacre, brought about by a WHITE woman's infidelities, this movie still resounds in my head after only one viewing. Ving Rhames as the heroic "Mr. Man" helps save some of Rosewood's citizens from slaughter, but he can't prevent the horror the white mob brings to the town. A haunting example of ignorance unchecked, it's hard to decide whether this is a drama or a horror film. Jon Voight's portrayal of the reluctant shopkeeper is stellar, and the entire cast is wonderful. John Singleton makes great movies that sadly get overlooked. This movie should be known everywhere for it's unflinching depiction of a terrible stain on America's history. A film that would be dangerous to forget.

Rosewood Video

Related Video Searches