rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1967
Directed by Norman Jewison; produced by Walter Mirisch; written by Stirling Silliphant
Starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
'In the Heat of the Night' has a good story although it has aged a little.
Of course racism is still a thing we have to deal with today, but things
have changed. It doesn't matter much, because we all know that the things
happening in this movie did happen a lot and sometimes still happen, I
guess.
Rod Steiger won the Academy Award for his leading role, Sidney Poitier
wasn't even nominated. I guess today that would be different. Both actors
(and the supporting actors) give very strong performances. The story, a
classic whodunit, doesn't really cheat although no real clues are given
during the movie. Well, we have clues, but no useful clues for the watcher.
There is a story, but it is there to show us the things the movie wants to
tell us. It does a good job because we definitely get the message. A classic
that has aged a little but still stands pretty strong.