Watched: 09/01/2020
Format: Amazon Watch Party (Texas Public Radio)
Viewing: First
Decade: 1960's
Director: Norman Jewison
What a phenomenal film, and so shockingly, depressingly timely for something 53 years old.
The energy between Poitier and Steiger is famously some of the best on screen. The entire cast is on fire in this one, which uses the Buddy-Cop formula to highlight people from different worlds and show how they clash. Of course, this story is that of an African-American, Philadelphia-based homicide detective who happens to stumble into murder in a hick town in Mississippi, who partners with the local Sheriff who, while totally out of his depth, has the intelligence to be *aware* he's out of his depth.
Anyway - this is a terribly famous film, and - I'd argue - well worth a watch.
I happened to have the delight of watching the film with the Texas Public Radio film fan community via Amazon Watch Party. Hosted by our own NathanC, the chatter during the movie was lively, Nathan brought the trivia, and after the movie we met up in a GoToMeeting to chat about it. Good times! A+ Would do again.
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