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      • But let’s be fair: “Stonewall” is no disaster, and to all those waiting to tear it apart, perhaps the best that can be said is that Emmerich’s film is neither as bad nor as insensitive as predicted, though its politics certainly are problematic — especially as regards its lead character, who might as well be straight, so far removed are his concerns from those of everyone else in the ensemble.
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  2. Sep 24, 2015 · The historical drama Stonewall has been plagued with bad press since the release of its first trailer in August, with accusations of whitewashing and misrepresenting minorities running...

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  3. Sep 22, 2015 · Stonewall Is Terribly Offensive, and Offensively Terrible. Director Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster movie makes a mess of history. By Richard Lawson. September 22, 2015. Courtesy of...

  4. The historical drama Stonewall has been plagued with bad press since the release of its first trailer in August, with accusations of whitewashing and misrepresenting minorities running rampant.

  5. Sep 24, 2015 · To be sure, much of the criticism, if not some of the more hysterical vitriol, is deserved: Stonewall is a bad movie. The set-design is weirdly plastic, the pacing and emotional logic...

  6. Sep 25, 2015 · Although handsomely crafted, well-acted and made with transparently noble intentions, Roland Emmerich’s “Stonewall” is a movie that seems destined to please almost no one. Its melodramatic plot and stereotypical characters presumably were employed with the hope of drawing a mainstream audience, which, nonetheless, is likely to find both ...

  7. Sep 18, 2015 · Stonewall” cuts that short, and by condensing days of protest into a single night, deprives them of both the full spectacle and subsequent impact of events that changed LGBTQ history forever.

  8. The film is set in and around the 1969 Stonewall riots, a violent clash with police that sparked the gay liberation movement in New York City. Released on September 25, 2015, by Roadside Attractions, it received largely negative reviews.

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