Black and Blue
Film2019109 min

Black and Blue

Taste attributes: actionthrillerdetectivefasttried & testedimaginarylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"The truth made her a target."

Boxlist takeVery fast and stylised: a conventional thriller, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

A fast-paced action thriller about a rookie cop who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Naomie HarrisTyrese GibsonFrank GrilloMike ColterReid Scott

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2019
Runtime
109 min
Status
Released
Studio
Hidden Empire Film Group
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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