Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

hannahwheatley-74891 In the Heat of the Night was thought out very well. The movie had secret meanings that you could only get if you were paying attention. The movie touched on what racism was like during this time. The main male role was played by Sydney Poitier who I think did an amazing job. His role in the movie was to be an upper class officer who travels to a small town because a crime was committed. I rated this movie a six because I enjoyed watching it but I don't think I would ever watch it again. It was very slow in the beginning which ,ay have lost the attention of some people but if you continued to watch it you will become way more interested in it. Even thought the beginning is hard to watch the rest of the movie needed to take that time to explain what was happening. I may not have enjoyed the beginning part of the movie but it necessary to have to prepare you for the rest of the movie in my opinion. The ending of the movie was kind of expected but also not expected at all. I believed that the killer was the planation owner but I was wrong and I realized that as I continued to watch. I think they chose the perfect person to be the killer because he was strange throughout the whole movie and played a perfect role as a mentally weird killer. I enjoyed the twist of the young girl who got pregnant. It added a little more suspense to the movie. Overall I enjoyed it but I don't think I would ever watch it again.

sir-mauri There isn't much more you can say about this film other than the fact that it is almost brilliant in every way from the performances by Poitier and Steiger. To the screenplay to the director for letting his cast perform and not try to do some overly produced film. To even the score. Especially when they are chasing the guy along the bridge. Absolutely brilliant guess that's why it got a Best Sound nomination. But I think it also deserved a score nomination as well. and don't forget the soundtrack especially Boomer & Travis's song " Foul Owl On The Prowl" it's gonna stuck in my head for a long long time. A damn near perfect film in almost every sense. And even though I have seen it many times it still gets a reaction out of me when Poitier slaps that guy. Masterful film 9/10.

PimpinAinttEasy I didn't love it. The background score by Quincy Jones (who also did In Cold Blood) was very impressive - especially in the scene where Scott Wilson is chased down. The film features a great performance by Rod Steiger as an alcoholic cop who slowly changes his bigoted ways as the film progresses. Poitier's character and performance were a bit preachy. Warren Oates in a supporting role as a bigot. I liked the small town setting and also how the film looked. Technicolor was great. I wonder why they did away with it. But it all felt a bit flimsy in the end. It doesn't really work as a police procedural. The parts are better than the sum.Maybe the film is considered to be important because it is a very realistic portrayal of racism back in the day.

Nicolas F. Costoglou In the Heat of the Night is a very well executed crime-thriller with a clear message against racism and i can fully understand why this movie got all the praise (and Oscar's) i heard about.Technically it's very well made, the cinematography is dark and gloomy, and has that slick style, which became a popular trademark for following the thriller of the 70's like Dirty Harry. Also the editing is very neat, the movie has a good pacing, even for the time it was made.But it's biggest strength lies in the content of the story and the interacting of the characters. The dumb and racist town-folk are people you wish to get a hard slap in the face, and there are many moments in this film where you can't believe how intolerant even the policemen are. The dialogue is very well written and the search for the killer is a tense plot devise, but not really the focus of the plot, which is comprehensible.If you like dark, gritty murder-tales, and/or movies who deal with interesting social issues, then you have to watch this movie, you won't regret it.