Fresh
Tanya Hamilton directed her own script, and though her ending leaves loose ends dangling, the movie is refreshing for its seriousness and originality.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Night Catches Us
United by revolution, divided by the past
2010 · 1h 30m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Tanya Hamilton
Overview
After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons. Interfering with Marcus's good intentions are the neighborhood's continuing racial and social conflicts, as well as old enemies and friends -- both with scores to settle.
Director and cast
- Tanya Hamilton Director
- Anthony Mackie as Marcus Washington
- Kerry Washington as Patricia Wilson
- Wendell Pierce as David Gordon
- Jamie Hector as 'DoRight' Miller
- Kevin C. Walls as Police Officer
- Tariq Trotter as Bostic Washington
- Amari Cheatom as Jimmy Dixon
- Nakia Dillard as T.T
- Ron Simons as Carey Ford
- Thomas Roy as Old Man Harrison
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Except for a stellar soundtrack by the Roots, there isn't much here to make anyone overly excited.
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
Rotten
As a director, Hamilton makes Liv Ullmann look like an action movie director - and just for the record, Ullmann makes Ingmar Bergman look like Jerry Bruckheimer.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Its rhythm forces audiences to pay attention to what its superb actors express non-verbally, and to measure the weight of the characters' past lives.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
The film leads to no showy conclusion, no spectacular climax. It is about movement possible within the soul even in difficult times.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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