Seriously Red is a 2022 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Gracie Otto, starring Krew Boylan, Daniel Webber, Celeste Barber, Thomas Campbell, Todd Lasance, Jean Kittson, Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne.
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Directed by | Gracie Otto |
Written by | Krew Boylan |
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Cinematography | Toby Oliver |
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Music by | Cezary Skubiszewski |
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Distributed by | Roadshow Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Box office | $579,756[1] |
After being fired from her job, a former realtor tries her hand at being a Dolly Parton impersonator.
The film premiered at South by Southwest on 13 March 2022.[2] It was released theatrically in Australia on 24 November 2022 by Roadshow Films.[3][4] In July 2022, Gravitas Ventures and Lionsgate acquired North American rights to the film, with a planned release on February 10, 2023.[5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 47% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Manipulative and content to fall back on charmless camp for most of its runtime, Seriously Red is a serious letdown."[6]
Dan Callahan of TheWrap praised the script and Boylan's performance.[7] Damon Wise of Deadline Hollywood called the film "raucous but hugely enjoyable".[8] Mae Abdulbaki of Screen Rant rated the film two out of five stars and criticised the writing while calling the performances "fantastic and engaging".[9]