Conspiracy theory...

Rating: Null/10 (18 November 2004)

I have heard from a couple of sources (most recently a Warner Bros. exec to remain nameless) that a grass roots online red state campaign is underway to squash this film before it's release because of it's homosexual content. This seems ludicrous to me as a theory because, as with most films, people will go if they want to go. Period. The Village climbed over a hundred million domestically with some of the worst reviews and word of mouth in recent memory. This being said, I must admit that a good majority of the negative "reviews" I've read on several sites are AWFULLY generic in nature and does at least lend marginal vaidity to the argument that these "viewers" attending these "screenings" haven't actually seen the film. Even here in IMDb, most of these comments could have easily been constructed after watching the final trailer online. Grass roots campaign? I dunno about all that -- but where there's smoke...