Impressive portrait of the racist sixties in the Southern States of America. Great fighting spirit.

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2019)

Based on a true story about 3 civil rights activists in the sixties, who got murdered by Southern racists. This movie portrays the investigation by 2 F.B.I. agents, who are determined to bring the murderers to justice, come hell or high water.
This movie has got a great fighting spirit. Anyone who would normally shy away from racial dramas because of all the misery in it, might wanna give this movie a try, because the racists get battered heavily and have to pay for their crimes. However painful it is to watch racism, this movie has deliberately subdued the amount of violence that can be seen, so even sensitive/younger people could watch this racial investigative drama, without getting shocked too intensely.
The excellent acting by the 2 leading F.B.I. agents, Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe, is what makes this movie really stand out. One young FBI agent wants to do everything by the book, the other more experienced agent (Gene Hackan) is a lot more cunning and uses dirty tricks to get results. The movie focusses on the friendly friction between these 2 agents while combatting the southern racists. Very impressive portrait of the racist southern sixties. Gripping from beginning to end.