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" "I need you to survive the night." Written by Mark Boal Music by James Newton Howard Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd Editing by William Goldenberg and Harry Yoon"
"Format: DVD Viewing: 3rd (or 4th) Thoughts: Detroit is one of those important films that had to be made, it's very timely and perfectly captures this powder keg moment of police brutality and injustice. The cast is great, but the real star of the show is Will Poulter, impeccably playing such a vile character. The movie is exhausting and not something I would rush to see again, but stands as a great reminder of how little has changed in the 50 years since the events took place."
"Points of anticipation: Boring title but important story in the wheelhouse of the very good director, Kathryn Bigelow. Result: #Have Yet to See on "Best Movies of 2017" list. Trailer: "
“Since I kept hearing some interesting things about this flick and since I have a weak spot for Kathryn Bigelow’s work, I was quite eager to check this flick. Well, following the acclaimed ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Bigelow delivered another strong historical politically charged thriller and the end-result was once again pretty impressive. Indeed, you might wonder if a white woman was the best choice for this material but the whole thing still looked great. Above all, it was quite gritty and realistic and you could get a decent feeling on what it must have been liked back then in Detroit. To be honest, I had my doubts about the running time though. It is not really that it was too long but, from the moment they started to move the action to the infamous Algiers Mote” read more
" Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Produced by: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Matthew Budman, and Megan Ellison Written by: Mark Boal Cinematography : Barry Ackroyd Film Edited by: William Goldenberg and Harry Yoon Music by: James Newton Howard Distributed by: Annapurna Distribution"
" Familiar Actors: Chris Chalk Tyler James Williams Laz Alonso Will Poulter Ben O'Toole Jack Reynor Jacob Latimore John Boyega Karen Pittman Leon Thomas III Samira Wiley Malcom David Kelley Kaitlyn Dever Hannah Murray Jason Mitchell Anthony Mackie Gbenga Akinnagbe Chris Coy John Krasinski Jeremy Strong and Jennifer Ehle True Rating: 10/10 Body Count: 5"