Review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) by Dawdlingpoet — 23 Nov 2021

This is very much a film of its time, or so I'd like to say, although it would be naive of me to claim that racism has been utterly removed from the world, or indeed the setting of this film - southern USA. It does well at highlighting the prejudice African Americans faced, regardless of their professional occupations or not. Its a sobering watch in parts - the way the local police chief laughs off some of what the African American (Virgil Tibbs) says, ignoring his clearly decent background makes for depressing viewing certainly.

However, there is also prejudice shown towards others in this film, mainly that of womenn. I'd say it does well at highlighting such social issues and is a relatively engrossing watch. I would recommend this film, yes.