Saturday, January 5, 2013

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Thoroughly compelling from the outset, this film tells the tale of a rather important murder in a small town. However, matters are complicated by the introduction of a highly intelligent and competent black man in the highly racist little town. Exceptionally good at his job, every attempt to, you know, solve the crime is pushed back and railed against by the people who don't appreciate the evidence because of who it is that uncovered it.

The only down side to the film is the horribly dated score, however its overlookable as the films acting, story and direction are so amazingly good.

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