Detroit (2017)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Duration: 143 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: John Boyega, Will Poulter and Algee Smith
IMDb score:
7,3 (58.803)
Releasedate: 28 July 2017
Detroit plot
"It's time we knew"
The story is set during the 1967 race riots in Detroit. When the police raid an unlicensed bar and arrest 82 people, violent riots break out. Only five days later, the violence comes to an end. In the end, 39 people are killed and several hundred are injured.
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Melvin Dismukes
Philip Krauss
Greene
Larry Reed
Julie Ann
Carl Cooper
Michael Clark
Demens
Flynn
Fred Temple
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12890 votes
Moderate Bigelow.
The last few years there has been quite a bit of talk about police brutality in America, so it's no surprise that the film world is also working on it. Well-behaved, of course, by taking a case that took place in the 1960s and was never fully resolved. Perfect fodder for dramatization.
You clearly notice that Bigelow does everything to get the viewer "into the chaos", but she doesn't really succeed in that. It has become a loud, somewhat muddled film, but it often irritates more than it actually adds anything. Still, the heart of the matter eventually sticks, thanks to Poulter and Mackie, who both do their jobs very well.
Then the film collapses. 45 minutes of courtroom drama to end was definitely not the right choice, but given the further motivations of the film no surprise. This isn't a great film, Bigelow just isn't a great director, but there are some impressive moments here and there that lift this film to just enough.
2.5*
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JDSsmetje
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- 6568 messages
- 2322 votes
Quite captivating, experiential work by Bigelow that also manages to bring some nuance to the story (the events caused not only racial polarization, but also internal divisions). However, she is less successful in getting into the head of the police officer: why does the man have so much hatred? Why did he lose the pedals?
The court part is necessary, but miss the opportunity to formulate some more answers to the questions above. Moreover, it drags on for a while in the tail of the film (couldn't one work with flashforwards?)
Still, all in all, not bad at all.
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