Review of Detroit (2017) by Owen Gleiberman for Variety — 22 Jul 2017
Bigelow, working from a script by her regular collaborator Mark Boal (it’s their first film since “Zero Dark Thirty”), has created a turbulent, live-wire panorama of race in America that feels like it’s all unfolding in the moment, and that’s its power.
We’re not watching tidy, well-meaning lessons — we’re watching people driven, by an impossible situation, to act out who they really are.
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This review of Detroit (2017) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Variety on 22 Jul 2017.
Detroit has generally received positive reviews.
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