Makes you sad and angry

Rating: 8/10 (27 November 2017)

Very moving and shocking film about the Detriot riots. A film that makes you think a long time after seeing it. I had some issues with the first 20 minutes or so because the film lacked getting drive but after that it really turned out to be a truly great movie that perfectly mixes elements of drama, thriller, mystery and pure horror until it turns into an even more shocking court room drama. Why shocking? Because of the way the people thought in the late 60s. The acting was good and constantly strong. Algree Smith is the great new discovery of this film. A strong performance from the beginning to the end with an excellent character development that is very well handled. Also Will Pouter was excellent. Less character development but pure menace. A huge step up from his usual performances and he really played excellently against image. While the character on paper is rather one dimensional the performance he brings out is he best of the movie. John Boyega is doing the right decision in-between his "Star Wars" films. The performance was very solid and I really loved his character. The interrogation scene was excellent. Good support by Jason Mitchell, who once again proves to be a versatile actor to look out for and Anthony Mackie who really held himself in the background and let his new comer co-stars the show. I didn't like th shaky camera too much, was not needed in my eyes. The screenplay was good and it left me with sad and angry emotions.