Review of Detroit (2017) by Moviemitch96 — 07 Aug 2017

I'm sorry, but I did not find this to be a very good film at all! This was quite a misfire from the usually exceptional Kathryn Bigelow in my opinion. The film always felt too preachy about its real-life historical events and overall theme, the opening animated sequence used to briefly describe the racial situation and tensions in Detroit felt bizarre and completely out-of-place, the characters are all unlikable, which I know they're supposed to be.

However, I found myself rooting for neither the police nor the victims, as each of them all made stupid decisions throughout the film that made it hard for me to care about anyone or what would happen next.

Lastly, the way things do end up turning out was not only predictable, as history has a way of repeating itself and which color or side it favors *hint hint*, but also had me leaving the theater with a very unpleasant taste in my mouth.

Overall, this was really just an all-around unlikable film with an important historical story that I guess more or less had to be told, but its preachiness and the way the characters and events were played out made it near-impossible for me to like or accept it.