{"id":42550,"date":"2026-09-06T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=42550"},"modified":"2026-09-05T22:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:36:38","slug":"desperation-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=42550","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Desperation Road&#8221; (2023) starring Garrett Hedlund, Willa Fitzgerald, Ryan Hurst, Woody McClain and Mel Gibson \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2026\/z090626review_desproad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"738\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Desperation Road <\/i>(2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director: <strong>Nadine Crocker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Screenplay: \u00a0<strong>Michael Farris Smith; <\/strong>based on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hbwiWC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DESPERATION ROAD<\/a> by <strong>Michael Farris Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars:\u00a0 <strong>Garrett Hedlund, Willa Fitzgerald, Ryan Hurst, Woody McClain <\/strong>and <strong>Mel Gibson<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline: <em>The Road to Redemption is Twisted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Plot&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maben, a homeless single mother, is traveling with her young daughter.\u00a0 Maben thought she had hit rock bottom.\u00a0 She&#8217;s about to find out how wrong she can be.\u00a0 Now Maben and her child are on the run from the law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russell Gaines was recently released from prison after seven years. Russell, while driving drunk, caused an accident that killed a man named Jason.\u00a0 Jason&#8217;s brothers feel seven years in prison wasn&#8217;t enough.\u00a0 Russell killed their brother and they will have their revenge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russell and Maben cross paths.\u00a0 Russell feels sorry for Maben and her daughter (although he doesn&#8217;t know Maben&#8217;s full story).\u00a0 Russell offers them a place to stay until they get back on their feet.<\/p>\n<p>Russell&#8217;s troubles and Maben&#8217;s problems are on a collision course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let the movie poster fool you.\u00a0 Mel Gibson&#8217;s role is more of a glorified cameo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: initial;\"><strong><i>Desperation Road <\/i>(2023)<\/strong> rates 3 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2026\/z090626review_desproad2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desperation Road (2023) Director: Nadine Crocker Screenplay: \u00a0Michael Farris Smith; based on DESPERATION ROAD by Michael Farris Smith. 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