Rotten
Witnessing this play out is more exhausting than exciting.
Michael Nordine, L.A. Weekly
Overview
Two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned turn.
Director and cast
- Stuart Connelly Director
- Mekhi Phifer as The Suspect
- William Sadler as Sheriff Dixon
- Derek Roché as Deputy Riley
- James McCaffrey as Polaski Sheriff
- Rebecca Creskoff as Shannon
- Bernadette Quigley as Meredith
- Luke Robertson as Printer
- Marisa Brown as Motel Receptionist
- Denny Bess as Truck Driver
- Carla Corvo as Truck Driver's Girlfriend
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's grown-up, deadly serious, and free of the ham-handed romantic subplots that mire so many films from the region in ick stew.
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
"The Suspect" hinges on a link between an arms deal and food for North Korea's starving populace. That guns-or-butter dichotomy gives this workout more resonance than you'd expect.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Fresh
The two stunning set pieces, both involving car chases, are so inspired and teeth-grittingly determined that they make the case for the possibility of individual heroism in a harrowingly venal world.
Inkoo Kang, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
It's only January, yet perhaps not too soon to call "The Suspect" one of the best popcorn movies of the year.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
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