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Detroit
It's time we knew.
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
- Original title
- Detroit
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $34,000,000
- Revenue
- $23,400,000
CinemaSerf
Jan 31, 2024 · via TMDB
Based on a true story, and on the facts - insofar as they will ever actually be known - this is a gritty and quite depressing depiction from Kathryn Bigelow of one traumatic night in the city. It was during a night of rioting that a squad of police officers respond to reports of gunshots at a city hotel. Upon entering they discover a group of black youths, a couple of white girls - and what follows is a potent mix of racial hatred, bigotry and violence as the boys in blue leave what integrity they might have had at the door and leave again with three dead bodies and nine others savagely beaten to show for their policing efforts. Will Poulter sheds his nice but dim "Harry Potter" image and is really effective as the lead officer bent off exacting his own stye of justice, Ben O'Flynn also works well as his complicit sidekick and there are strong performances from Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith and from John Boyega as the state policeman trying to do his best to tread the very perilous line between law enforcer and African American. It shies not from presenting us with a ghastly human face for the spontaneous and plausible attitudes of superiority and disdain held by the polices and depicts with some menace how their captives are terrified and humiliated by the people they ought to heave been able to trust - and that extends to the "slutty" two white girls too. It's really one ensemble effort, the direction is taut and at time the whole thing just has a relentlessness that does make you wonder (I am not an American) how the hell this could ever have happened in a land that purported to be civilised and free (in 1967). Not an easy watch, but the events in Detroit 50-odd years ago still resonate with issues of policing and racism just a potently now, as when this is set.
r96sk
Oct 21, 2020 · via TMDB
An important story to tell no doubt, but as a film it's a disappointment in my opinion. Of course I cared for the characters from the first second due to the obvious subject matter, but that's as far as I ever got. It's a long 143 minutes, with one scene in particularly lasting an age without really doing much; except the final act of it. A film needs to do more, if this was a documentary - even a docudrama - then fair enough but it isn't. It also wastes a pretty top notch cast. John Boyega is in this, portraying Melvin Dismukes. The amount of times he's just there standing around doing nothing is frustrating, he has a few moments where he gets to act and you can see his phenomenal talent - especially one time where you see the effect of events on Melvin - but that's about it. A waste. Similar can be said for Anthony Mackie, star of one of my favourite films in <em>'The Adjustment Bureau'</em>. He plays such a minor role, you cast someone like Mackie you gotta use him more surely? Will Poulter gets most of the screen time. He's good I guess, not sure we need to see quite as much of him as we do - given his character is an open/shut case. Elsewhere, you have other familiar faces like Tyler James Williams (shoutout Noah) and John Krasinski. I don't intend to crap on this film. It's clearly well made, has great intentions and relays a notable story. I'm just disappointed with the end product, I judge films as films and <em>'Detroit'</em> is rather underwhelming.
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John Boyega
Melvin Dismukes
Will Poulter
Philip Krauss
Anthony Mackie
Greene
Algee Smith
Larry Reed
Hannah Murray
Julie Ann
Jason Mitchell
Carl Cooper
Malcolm David Kelley
Michael Clark
Jack Reynor
Demens
Ben O'Toole
Flynn
Jacob Latimore
Fred Temple
Kaitlyn Dever
Karen
John Krasinski
Attorney Auerbach
Joseph David-Jones
Morris
Ephraim Sykes
Jimmy
Leon Thomas III
Darryl
Peyton Alex Smith
Lee
Nathan Davis Jr.
Aubrey
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Aubrey Pollard Sr.
Tyler James Williams
Leon
Chris Chalk
Officer Frank
Jennifer Ehle
Morgue Doctor
Jeremy Strong
Attorney Lang
Laz Alonso
John Conyers Jr.
Austin Hébert
Warrant Officer Roberts
Samira Wiley
Vanessa
Mason Alban
Police Sergeant James
Miguel
Malcolm (as Miguel Pimentel)
Darren Goldstein
Detective Tanchuck
Glenn Fitzgerald
Homicide Detective Anderson
Benz Veal
Nate Conyers
Dennis Staroselsky
Detective Jones
Zurin Villanueva
Martha
Ricardo Pitts-Wiley
Spencer
Timothy John Smith
Foreman Pete
Chris Coy
Detective Thomas
Kris Sidberry
Roberta Pollard
Lizan Mitchell
Ma Pollard
Ato Blankson-Wood
Eddie
Henry Frost III
George
JJ Batteast
Philip
Michael Jibrin
Vietnam Vet
Karen Pittman
Dismukes' Mother
Malcolm David Kelley
Michael
Frank Wood
Judge Demascio
Gary Wilmes
Reporter at Court
Khris Davis
Blind Pig Patron
Jeremy Hindle
Production Design
Barry Ackroyd
Director of Photography
Markus Mentzer
First Assistant "A" Camera
Katherine Castro
Second Assistant Camera
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Camille Friend
Hair Department Head
Navya La Shay
Makeup Artist
Whitney James
Makeup Department Head
Roger Dillingham Jr.
Set Medic
Ele Bardha
Stunt Coordinator
Stephen A. Pope
Stunt Coordinator
Brandon M. Shaw
Stunt Double
Califf Guzman
Stunt Double
Bryce Biederman
Stunts
Robert Lee Harvey
Stunts
William Cote
Stunts
Derek Johnson
Utility Stunts
Kathryn Bigelow
Director
Stephen Nakamura
Colorist
Harry Yoon
Editor
William Goldenberg
Editor
Michael Geoghegan
Lighting Technician
Richard Hicks
Casting
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Colin Wilson
Producer
Kathryn Bigelow
Producer
Mark Boal
Producer
Megan Ellison
Producer
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
George Drakoulias
Music Supervisor
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Christian Schaanning
Sound Effects Editor
Joao Sita
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Boal
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