'Black and Blue' is an action thriller about a rookie cop (Naomie Harris) 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 (Tyrese Gibson) as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.... (Full plot summary below)
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'Black and Blue' is an action thriller about a rookie cop (Naomie Harris) 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 (Tyrese Gibson) as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
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| Paste MagazineOktay Ege KozakIt’s a pulse-pounding, tightly wound thriller that sticks its predictable but nevertheless effective ending in order to provide a satisfying genre retread. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottIts pulpy pop-cultural credibility is inseparable from its honest, brutal assessment of the state of the world. Its ideas about the nature and limits of heroism — about just how hard and terrifying the resistance to evil can be — are spelled out in vivid black and white. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattHarris, eyes blazing, brings a humanity and an urgency that serve the story maybe more than it deserves: a performance above and beyond the call of duty. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSure, Black and Blue is a minor film, but it’s irresistible. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Anna SwansonA one-two punch that marks a step forward in Taylor’s brand of stylish and heightened thriller films. |
| RogerEbert.comChristy LemireBlack and Blue is a B-movie through and through — and that’s actually a compliment. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreI don’t want to overssell Black and Blue. It doesn’t transcend its genre. But it doesn’t waste our time, modulates its chase with alternating brisk and slow pacing, hand-held camera sprints interrupted by bursts of violence and stops, every so often, at a moral crossroad. |
| The GuardianBenjamin LeeIt’s a film with something to say but it’s not all that good at saying it. |
| The Seattle TimesKatie WalshBlack and Blue is big and broad. There is no stone unturned, no symbol unexploited, and the emotional tenor is at 11. It’s melodrama for sure, and there’s absolutely no chance of interpreting Taylor’s film differently than the way he intended, for better or for worse. |
| Slant MagazinePat BrownThe film's command of action defuses concerns about whether it offers a thorough social critique. |
