Hick (2012)

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Small town teenager Luli (Chloe Grace Moretz) escapes to Las Vegas, leaving behind her alcoholic and abusive parents. Armed with her smarts, a pistol and pocket money, she hitchhikes her way west. Along the way, Luli crosses paths with Eddie (Eddie Redmayne), an unstable rebel with questionable… More Small town teenager Luli (Chloe Grace Moretz) escapes to Las Vegas, leaving behind her alcoholic and abusive parents. Armed with her smarts, a pistol and pocket money, she hitchhikes her way west. Along the way, Luli crosses paths with Eddie (Eddie Redmayne), an unstable rebel with questionable motives and Glenda (Blake Lively), a cocaine-snorting drifter on the run. Adapted from the critically acclaimed novel by Andrea Portes, this powerful story pulls you into a provocative world of drugs, seduction and murder. -- (C) Phase 4 Films

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Derick Martini
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: May 11, 2012 Limited
Studio: Phase 4 Films

Critic Reviews

Drew Hunt, Chicago Reader
Ambles back and forth between tomfoolery and strained seriousness.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It contains some effective performances, it does a good job of evoking bereft and empty landscapes, but what is it for? Has she learned anything? Have we?
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Hick wants to come across as trippy and offbeat but its bizarre, surreal approach is more off-putting than effective.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
A smarmy little road movie about a Southern teenage girl losing her innocence the hard way during the Reagan era.
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Mostly plays like some creepy-perv fantasia looking for mileage from the mature-beyond-her-years presence of young star Chloë Grace Moretz.
Rachel Saltz, New York Times
Forced irony or klutziness? Too often that's the question you ask of "Hick," which makes the answer all too clear.
Matt Pais, RedEye
Recognizes that kids can't expect the grass to be greener but comes too close to suggesting that you can expect others to mow your lawn.
Shannon M. Houston, Paste Magazine
Though Hick promises danger, sex (or at least sexiness) and adventure, it delivers a dry tale lacking in real action or intensity.
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Director Derick Martini basically gives up on storytelling about 20 minutes into the feature, hoping a grubby atmosphere of creepy men and vulnerable women is enough to patch the abyssal holes in the plot.
Chris Barsanti, Film Journal International
...shows that the era of the redneck road flick isn't over, but by God should be.
S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media
Runaway teen faces violence, harsh reality in mature drama.
James Rocchi, The Playlist
Hick was intended to be a calling card for all parties involved to point at as evidence of their talent and bravery; instead, it's a black blot of shame for everyone who had a part in its making.
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline
In the end, the story's potential emotional complexity - the idea that we might want to protect a young character while also recognizing her waiting-in-the-wings sexuality - ends up in a bland gray area.
R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant Magazine
It doesn't take long to gather the influences trickling through Derick Martini's Hick, an aimless tumbleweed of a road movie if ever there was one.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
A complete disaster from beginning to end...

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Hick has a lot to prove and, for the most part, holds up just fine. Chloe Moretz plays leading lady and at only fifteen years old, that can be a daunting task, especially in a mature subject matter such as this. Moretz proves once again that she's the best actress her age and… More
Hick has a lot to prove and, for the most part, holds up just fine. Chloe Moretz plays leading lady and at only fifteen years old, that can be a daunting task, especially in a mature subject matter such as this. Moretz proves once again that she's the best actress her age and often shoulders the entire film. Eddie Redmayne plays the villain, who often tiptoes the line between love and hate throughout the film's duration. Blake Lively and the rest of the cast fall off the deep end, coming off fake and overdone. But with strong lead performances, Hick takes on a life of its own and sets itself apart from it independent peers.