Directed By- Norman Jewison
Written By- Stirling Silliphant; Based on the book by John Ball
Starring- Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
Critics Review- "This is an excellent mystery with superb performances all-around."- Brian Webster "Apollo Guide"
Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 96% Audience- 90%
Out a possible of 5 stars- 5 stars
My Review-
As a kid I would watch the television show, 'In the Heat of the Night', I just never knew it was a movie with one of the greatest actors of our time; Sidney Poitier. Set in the late 1960s, and also in the south, the film deals with racism, and murder and being that Poitier plays a black homicide detective the characters in the south do not know what to make of it. This movie had amazing acting by each of the characters in the film, especially with Poitier and Steiger. This one movie that I had always heard was really good, and it has a quote that everyone remembers when Poitier's character; Virgil Tibbs answers a question when asked what do they call him in Philadelphia he replys "THEY CALL ME MR. TIBBS!" right there you can see how well these actors were working off of each other. This one of the few films I have seen with Sidney Poitier and now I can say this one of my favorites of his work, next to To Sir, with Love; even though I have only seen the last 45 mins of the movie. This was a murder mystery that was done right, with different characters that could have been the killer. With it being set in the late 1960s and film then, as an audience we are shown how cruel they were back then to the black people, and even if they were an officer of the law it still did not matter to some people. This film also showed that back then even though there was an effort to overcome some what of a war between to races, and that they just have to work together to overcome that. If you like murder mysteries and old films that can keep you guessing watch this one.
No comments:
Post a Comment