What sometimes turns me off to films similar to this, films that have to do with race, is that there is typically a hidden agenda. The reality of the events that take place in these films is that they are terribly tragic and it’s not necessary to attempt to force an opinion down the throat of the viewer. This film, at no point, appeared to have a hidden agenda and that is what I enjoy most about this film. The fact that it presented the audience with facts and allowed them to form their own opinions on the matters at hand makes the story and the realizations that the audience would have come to so much more powerful. Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal did a wonderful job of keeping their facts straight and showing the viewers that both the civilians and the police force were at fault on multiple occasions. They made so sure to include and perfect the simplest of details throughout the film and that made the film that much better. There was one thing, however, that I believe set this film apart from many of the other films I’ve seen, the acting. The acting in this film was truly impeccable. John Boyega and Will Poulter are highly underrated actors in Hollywood today. Boyega has a very thick British accent, however, in the few films that I’ve seen him star in, he has an American accent. For some time I was completely unaware of the fact that he was British due to the fact that his American accent is so convincing. It seemed to me that his accent was even more polished in this film that it has been in the past. Furthermore, his acting ability and his believability in this film is nearly unparalleled. His facial expressions, his tone of voice and his body movement throughout the entire film flowed with what he was trying to portray, an African-American security guard in Detroit during the 1960’s riots. Similarly, Will Poulter is a fairly unknown actor and yet I feel that he is incredibly talented. He has been in interesting roles, such as Gally in The Maze Runner (2014) and Kenny Rossmore in We’re The Millers (2013), however, I believe that this role, Krauss, was his most impressive to date. On top of these two actors, actors like John Krasinski, Ben O’Toole and Chris Chalk brought the acting to a very high level. If you want a heart-wrenching story, nearly perfect acting and an interesting history lesson, I highly suggest you watch this film. Prepare for blood, profanity and one of the most historically accurate films I’ve seen in a long time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5390504/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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