A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
Lucky Johnson
- Ox
- (as Kevin Johnson)
Rhonda Johnson Dents
- Old Woman
- (as Rhonda Dents)
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- Writer
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Harris is great, superb, the script is overlong, has plot holes you could drop Kansas into, and the political overtones don't help. Perfect for a cross country flight.
Ok let's get this straight. The movie is pretty good to me. Some "American traditional" social problems are depicted strongly and its script is great also. I am not a drama person but I feel that it is a bit weird when most of bad reviews are made just because the content points out some cops are bad?! Really guys, isn't that not true? Guys, bad people are everywhere, they can be teachers, doctors and of course they can be cops. It's absolutely logical and makes sense. No matter if you are a real patriot or not, you can't deny this fact. It would be silly to rate the whole performance 1 star just because you don't accept this truth. Please don't be rude and make your reviews fairly so this website can bring its true value to everyone. To those who don't see the movie yet, there is nothing wrong with it, just spend some bucks buying tickets yourself, your sweetheart and families and enjoy the movie. I promise everything's gonna fine! Don't put your trust on haters!
Solid movie. It was very tense and entertaining. I get the feeling that the super low ratings are from people that hate the message. I mean seriously...a 1/10? Thats silly. I guess the low rating people are either unaware or turn a blind eye to police brutality and corruption. Do a little research and you will find that the NOPD has a long history of corruption. I rate it a 7/10 based on the movie outside of the message. I would not be surprised if the same people that hated black and blue loved training day because the lead is a corrupt cop black man. This is not a bad film at all.
I kept this movie aside for quite sometime reading the poor reviews. I watched it after the recommendation of a friend. The movie was a pleasant surprise. A very good thriller with good suspense. Also, I learned that I shouldn't be always falling for the negative comments of users. Many of them gave negative review as the cops were shown as the criminals. But then there are good and bad people among priests also.
I have NO idea where these bad reviews are coming from. The movie was just released today! Anyway the story was gripping. It does touch on where identity and being a cop intersect but at the end of the day right is right and wrong is wrong no matter who you are. The acting (especially by Naomi Harris and Tyrese) is phenomenal. Very suspenseful and action packed.
Did you know
- TriviaMajor League Baseball player, Mitch Moreland of the Boston Red Sox, has an uncredited role as a New Orleans police officer storming the apartment complex.
- GoofsWhile waiting in the squad car, West witnesses someone attempting to break into a car using a Slim Jim, once she scares him off, the camera pans over to the car, and the window is already partially down. There would be no need for a Slim Jim if you can just reach inside to open the door.
- Quotes
Alicia West: Murder is murder, no matter who you are.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Midnight Screenings: Black and Blue (2019)
- SoundtracksWelcome to America
Written by Lecrae (as Lecrae Moore), Symbolyc One (as Larry Griffin) and Justin Rhodes
Performed by Lecrae
Courtesy of Courage Music
By arrangement with Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Dirty cops
- Filming locations
- DeGaulle Manor Housing Project - 3010 Sandra Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(Drug dealers apartment)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,055,313
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,376,846
- Oct 27, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $22,741,061
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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