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7/10
Not great, but quite brave and worth watching
planktonrules12 March 2008
This film was made on a shoestring budget and it shows. However, this isn't really a serious problem. The grainy footage and cheap effects don't get in the way of an interesting plot and some brave film making. I say brave because in this super politically correct film, more and more film makers might feel inclined to soften racism in order not to offend--and in the process "white washing" the problem. Instead of politically correct language, the bigot uses tons of nasty and racially insensitive words--they certainly DON'T pull any punches here and I respect them for this.

I enjoyed the film but found it funny that the film actually ended exactly the way I once described what SHOULD happen to bigots when they get to heaven! Well done and I look forward to seeing more from these people.
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10/10
Powerful
dtucker8628 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
For a movie that is only six minutes long Bitter Old Man packs a whale of a punch with a powerful message. I couldn't stand the father in the story a foul mouthed racist who taunts his son about marrying an African American. In just this short film he disgusted me. I felt so sorry for the loving and decent son that was making one latch ditch effort to reach his father who did not deserve a loving son like this. SPOILER ALERT in the end the father's hateful angry heart gives out and he falls to the ktichen floor and finds himself face to face with Jesus, the shepherd, only its not exactly the kind of Jesus he expected. I just think that in real life this guy wouldn't go to Heaven.
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