Movie review
July 29, 2022 · 108 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
A New York journalist travels to rural West Texas after the overdose death of a casual hookup and turns the family's insistence it was murder into material for his true-crime podcast. The story follows his fish-out-of-water investigation amid local suspicions and his own opportunism. The narrative satirizes media exploitation and urban-rural cultural assumptions through the protagonist's experiences. No prominent identity themes, representation emphasis, or activist messaging appear.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Vengeance.
Woke representation / casting
Diverse supporting cast fits NYC media and Texas family settings with no visible forced diversity or mismatches.
Woke political dialogue
Satirical dialogue on media exploitation and cultural stereotypes.
Identity-driven story themes
Story centers on cultural clash and personal opportunism with no identity politics or representation arcs.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Observational satire of media culture and polarization without activist framing of systemic oppression, patriarchy, or identity-based institutional attacks.
Production
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Absent; no notable backlash claiming woke, activist, or identity-political messaging.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work cited.
