Uhhhh... drab, lifeless depiction of a tagedy/travesty... 6/10

Rating: 6/10 (8 December 2019)

Another of the "outraged" African-American driven films that are wildly overpraised... I guess the story is an important one (even though things like this, especially at the time portrayed in the film, happened frequently everyday... all over the world, not just in downtown Detroit)... so it would follow that the story deserved a much better screenplay then the one this film received.
It wasn't terrible... just boring... lifeless and drab.
Oddly enough, I may agree with that... often in cases like these, the team of cops were ready and prepared to deny basic rights and inflict serious violence (usually with impunity) to victims such as these. At the same time, I'm a little surprised that the film shows the reason the cops showed up to begin with... one of the victims recklessly (and idiotically) fires an extremely loud cap-gun out the window, where teams of cops and army (the presence due to martial law being declared) would obviously hear it and respond. It almost gives credence to the actions of the cops.
What irks me most is the pretentiousness of the film... it has the feel of Kathryn Bigelow (and the others involved) trying to compare this travesty/tragedy to "The Passion Of Christ" (the story in general, not the film)... but that story has incredible "Human Condition" life-lessons, while "Detroit" feels more like a random act of police brutality that I'm sure felt more like an "everyday occurrence" then a "world changing travesty"
Overall, a decent film... but should have been a lot better.