Review of Night Catches Us (2010) by James-Masaki R — 14 Nov 2011

I thought the movie was great as a authentic movie covering the life of black people and how we love and live and being empowered.

This review of Night Catches Us (2010) was written by James-Masaki R on 14 Nov 2011.

Night Catches Us has generally received positive reviews.

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By Carol M (218) on 25 Mar 2011

There's a good movie in here and a unique one at that, based on how underrepresented this time and place in history is in cinema, but Hamilton…

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By Matthew Sorrento (173) for Film Threat (5,156) on 07 Jan 2011

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By Denise O (83) on 23 Jan 2012

Based in the mid-70's, a former Black Panther returns to his old neighborhood to attend a funeral, misses the place and decides he wants to…

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By Jovan J (71) on 27 Jul 2012

Interesting film about how your past can catch up to you and the bad feeling when you see someone in the exact same shoes you were in and are…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 07 Dec 2010

Night never quite coalesces into the forceful drama it hopes to be…

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By Justin M (1,525) on 24 Feb 2011

Very slow film and misses points about the panthers that could been shown. Very weak story…

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By Alvin G (7) on 26 Apr 2012

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