Detroit 2017
Detroit
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
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Full Cast & Crew... Melvin Dismukes
... Philip Krauss
... Greene
... Larry Reed
... Julie Ann
... Carl Cooper
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by r96sk
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 'The Adjustment Bureau'. 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 'Detroit' is rather underwhelming.
Release Date:
Jul 28, 2017 (United States)
Run Time:
2hr 23`
MMPA Rating:
R
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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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 'The Adjustment Bureau'. 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 'Detroit' is rather underwhelming.
Cast & Crew of
Detroit
Directors & Credit Writers
... First Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Melvin Dismukes
... Philip Krauss
... Greene
... Larry Reed
... Julie Ann
... Carl Cooper
... Michael Clark
... Demens
... Flynn
... Fred Temple
... Karen
... Attorney Auerbach
... Morris
... Jimmy
... Darryl
... Lee
... Aubrey
... Aubrey Pollard Sr.
... Leon
... Officer Frank
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Detroit
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DETROIT | Official Trailer 2
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DETROIT | Official Trailer
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