Movie #2196 ........................."Detroit" (Netflix Dvd)

 Movie #2196 "Detroit" (Netflix DVD)  - this was one of the hardest films to watch, and I wonder why I made it through the whole thing, really.  So many times I wanted to turn it off --- but it is based on a true story, and I wanted to know how it ended.  In that way, it reminded me of "Central Five" documentaries.  I actually had to do something while I was watching so that the intensity of it didn't make me turn it off. The acting for the most part was really good ---- the start of it was a bit hard to follow because the way the characters were introduced could have been clearer...... In fact, I was still trying to figure out who was who halfway through..............maybe my fault, who knows.  Just a lot of people involved and they weren't individually introduced so that we would remember the major ones. I'd give this 4 out of 5.  I don't recommend it for the faint of heart at all!  P.S.  too long, too!  PPS:  this

"DETROIT" (Netflix dvd)  2017     rated R    2 hours and 23 mins

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.  PPS:  this could be so hard to watch because in the hands of such a great director, it seemed sooooooo real!

Director:  Kathryn Bigelow

Writer:  Mark Boal

Stars:  John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith