Review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 25 Aug 2000
A decent piece of do-good cinema...Director Norman Jewison stages their confrontations for effectively flashy, immediate effects, though he unnecessarily neglects the action-movie underpinning.
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This review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 25 Aug 2000.
In the Heat of the Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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