Storyline
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest RACE riots in United States history. The story is centred around the Algiers Motel incident, which occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, during the racially charged 12th Street Riot. It involves the death of three black men and the brutal beatings of nine other people: seven black men and two white women.
Cast: John Boyega -
Dismukes
Will Poulter -
Krauss
Algee Smith -
Larry
Jacob Latimore -
Fred
Jason Mitchell -
Carl
Hannah Murray -
Julie
Jack Reynor -
Demens
Kaitlyn Dever -
Karen
Ben O'Toole -
Flynn
John Krasinski -
Attorney Auerbach
Anthony Mackie -
Greene
Nathan Davis Jr. -
Aubrey
Peyton 'Alex' Smith -
Lee
Malcolm David Kelley -
Michael
Joseph David-Jones -
Morris
Filming Locations: Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Opening Weekend: $350,190
(USA)
(28 July 2017)
Gross: $350,190
(USA)(28 July 2017)
Technical Specs
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
Portions of this movie were filmed on Ashmont Street in Boston, MA. One of the homes used is the rectory of All Saints Ashmont Episcopal Church just down the street. The church itself served as a staging area for the 1970's era vehicles and was used for filming scenes. See more »
Goofs:
The paddy wagon that was picking up the rioters/looters loaded up and took off, a second later the same paddy wagon pulled back up empty to reload. They had the same license plate IJ062. See more »
User Review
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Rating: 7/10
Detroit is the latest addition to Kathryn Bigelow's lengthy filmography
and it is the most Bigelow-esque film you'd come to expect from her.
The film displays raw realism with the actors looking very real and
naked from their famous personas. The story is jam packed and while I
think this source material would have made a much better miniseries,
Bigelow makes the story work with sacrificing some facts for the sake
of cinema. The big question is: is it as good as the critics say it is?
The answer: No. Not Close. But with that being said, it is a damn good
movie that is definitely worth seeing.
Telling the story of three murdered African American men in a motel in
Detroit during the city's infamous riots and civil rights movement,
Detroit stars an all star cast that is certainly better on paper than
they are in this film. John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jason Mitchell,
Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski, and on and on-but none of them are
really served as a main character. Bigelow is so determined on telling
the facts of the case that she sacrifices good performances in order to
give us a slice of reality. The film plays out like the most expensive
reenactment of a tragedy on Investigation Discovery and, when looking
at the facts of the case, this is the best compliment I can give the
film. It sounds back handed but it is extremely informative even if it
is picking a side in all of it. The one thing Bigelow does best is
showing a true story like it is unfolding in front of you. She does it
brilliantly in The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, but Detroit is
where it is to a fault.
With a 140-plus minute running time and a gaggle of characters to keep
track of, the story is just too big for a feature film and requires
patience. Despite this, Kathryn Bigelow does her best to tame Mark
Boal's bloated script to a digestible film and the results are mostly
good. The performances from the actors are real, raw and authentic in
every aspect but never enough to burst off the screen. Bigelow lets the
events unfold and do that for them. Overall, Detroit is certainly a
good film in need of an audience just a very patient one.
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