Review of Detroit (2017) by Chris R — 13 Aug 2017

How you could make this subject dull is beyond me.

This review of Detroit (2017) was written by Chris R on 13 Aug 2017.

Detroit has generally received positive reviews.

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By Aproxx (58) on 19 Aug 2018

In fact, a lot of horror film techniques are used (non jump scares) and the tension is impossibly high…

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By John M (4,356) on 31 Aug 2018

Bigelow commits to her usual tactics here (spontaneous handheld cinematography and unflinching realism) and I think it serves its heavy and…

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By Jpk (597) on 26 Jan 2020

Intense Detroit is a very well made look back at the riots in Detroit in 1967…

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By Dbfx (1) on 24 Jun 2018

What an incredible experience. If you want a moving, extremely re-active and interactive story this is the game for you…

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By Serge L (642) on 18 May 2018

Excellent acting, poor story. This may as well have just been a documentary…

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By Luis Fernando Galván (195) for En Filme (289) on 18 Jan 2019

Detroit refuses to be a film that refuses to be a film that denounces social moods. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Brian S (2,291) on 30 Jun 2018

Detroit shows us a gruesome and shocking part of American history, which is even more powerful considering racial injustice and violence in…

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By Kenr (152) on 31 Oct 2018

Director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal’s ‘Detroit’ is a gruelling watch, not just for the fact it’s based on shockingly violent,…

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By Bob Chipman (153) for Geek (137) on 31 Oct 2018

The narrative lacks the dimension and insight to render the otherwise thinly-sketched characters as more than players in a well-meaning torture…

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By Ajvanho (1) on 11 Jun 2019

Only good thing about the movie is that it's good looking, but that probably has more to do with modern technology…

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