Drama

Joe Bell

- Redemption is a journey you can't take alone.

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

Release Date : 2020-09-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Nine Stories ProductionsArgent PicturesEndeavor ContentParliament of OwlsRhea FilmsStay Gold FeaturesVisionChaos ProductionsClosest to the Hole ProductionsHercules Film FundLeverage Entertainment

Production Country : United States of AmericaSwitzerlandLuxembourg

Alternative Titles : Joe and Jadin Bell

Cast

Character Name : Joe Bell

Original Name : Mark Wahlberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jadin Bell

Original Name : Reid Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lola Bell

Original Name : Connie Britton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joseph Bell

Original Name : Maxwell Jenkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marcie

Original Name : Morgan Lily

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff Westin

Original Name : Gary Sinise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Ivy

Original Name : Tara Buck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kim

Original Name : Ash Santos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chance

Original Name : Igby Rigney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver in Jeep

Original Name : Cindy Perez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Colleen

Original Name : Scout Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dutch

Original Name : Coral Chambers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boyd

Original Name : Blaine Maye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victor

Original Name : Blake Barlow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Will

Original Name : Charles Halford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samantha Sims

Original Name : Jayne Luke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Utah HWY Patrolman

Original Name : Juan Antonio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tandy

Original Name : Kenadee Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Swift

Original Name : Cassie Beck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student #1

Original Name : Jake Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boyd's Buddy

Original Name : Jordan Davis

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-13

Reid Miller is quite engaging here as the bullied gay youngster Jadin Bell. His time at school is torrid, and he seems unable to secure any help to protect him from the bigoted assholes he must face each day. His father (Mark Wahlberg) is supportive, but in a 'don't ask don't tell" sort of fashion, the appalling position also taken by the principal at his school. Eventually, the pressure all just proves too much and the young man takes his own life. This inspires his father to try to walk from their home to New York raising the issues of homophobia and bullying as he goes. Wahlberg's name is what will do the work here; his participation in highlighting these issues of both physical and psychological intimidation ought to resound with whomever watches this, reads about it, or sees any of his publicity blurb. As a piece of cinema, though, it's pretty mediocre. Barring a scene with the two leads doing a bit of a Lady Gaga routine, the drama and the acting are fairly sterile and it takes recourse to a few handsome, but cop-out, power ballads when the script runs out of anything meaningful to say. It's a shocking testament that this still goes on in 2022 in a nation that purports to be civilised - and though this film, in itself, is largely forgettable, let's hope the message isn't.