Review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) by Miguel A — 03 Sep 2014
For a story about racial stereotyping, its full of stereotypes. All the locals are dumb hillbillies while off course Poitiers character is an expert on everything from forensics to botany. Poitier keeps finding clues in this really scoopy doo sort of way.
"Mmmm looks like a clue". I think again its one of those issue films, where people relate liking the message with liking the film. I suppose having an African lead in a mainstream film at the time was commendable enough (which is a sad indictment really).
It would be a long time before an African could just be a character and not have to be an issue in an issue film. I think the issue itself is handled without subtly but the film is entertaining enough.
This review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) was written by Miguel A on 03 Sep 2014.
In the Heat of the Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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