Review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) by Josh G — 22 Mar 2010
Sidney Poitier played a big part in bringing African-American actors to the big screen. Not only is this his personal favorite film of his career, it won 5 Oscars including Best Picture. When a murder occurs in the south, all that one cop does is take in a visiting black man to accuse of the crime.
The sherrif discovers that the black man is really a detective from Pennsylvania, a very smart detective, that is, named Virgil Tibbs. Chief Gillespie takes Virgil out of jail so he can help the chief solve the crime and find the murderer while at the same time help himself defeat his own racist thoughts.
The film's main focus is the racism in the town and it ends with power. Be sure to look out for the famous line in the film, "They call me Mister Tibbs!".
This review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) was written by Josh G on 22 Mar 2010.
In the Heat of the Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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