Review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) by Luke B — 22 Oct 2009
It's so easy to make a 'race issue' movie, but it's hard to do it this well. Neither Poitier or Steiger are perfect human beings. Poitier is driven by a somewhat overbearing amount of arrogance.
It's this, rather enjoyable, character flaw, that prevents him from being just another black man kept down by whitey. The plot is actually just a tool to explore the hate of the time and place, and because of this the conclusion is just an afterthought.
The performances are powerful and it speeds through at a gripping pace. In the Heat of the Night, has no doubt lost a lot of it's power over the last 40 years, but it's still a wonderful movie.
This review of In the Heat of the Night (1967) was written by Luke B on 22 Oct 2009.
In the Heat of the Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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