The Suspect – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Action – S
Director: Stuart Connelly
Writer: Stuart Connelly (Screenplay)
Cast
- Mekhi Phifer (Dawn of the Dead)
- William Sadler (Die Hard 2)
- Sterling K Brown (The Predator)
- Derek Roche (Godfather of Harlem)
- James McCaffrey (Alan Wake II)
- Rebecca Creskoff
Plot: 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, deadly turn.
Runtime: 1 Hour 38 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Suspect starts when a black man (Phifer) is being interrogated by Sheriff Dixon (Sadler). He is the prime suspect in a bank robbery, but both men stay one step ahead. Meanwhile, we see the suspect has a partner (Brown) and they have put together a social experiment.
When we return to the Sheriff Dixon investigation, we learn how things have started to go wrong. It becomes a bigger challenge to prove who was telling the truth and what could have gone wrong.
Verdict on The Suspect
The Suspect is an action thriller following a couple of professors who conduct a risky experiment. It follows them arranging a bank robbery and studying the police response dealing with Black suspects. However, things spiral out of control, when things don’t go to plan.
This movie looks to tackle racial profiling in a social experiment. It uses a simple idea of a bank robbery and mistaken arrest. However, things get out of hand when the partners see things getting out of their control. This is a clever idea, even if it does rely on more twists than it needs to. It poses an interesting question and leaves you wondering how police treat any suspects.
Where to Watch
Final Thoughts – The Suspect is an interesting twist on a crime story.
