American Son (2019)
1/10
It's literally a 90 minute argument.
11 November 2019
I never leave reviews, but I felt strongly enticed to leave one here.

The movie is literally two people arguing about race for 90 minutes. It's more of a highlight reel of CNN and FOX or a monologue than a movie.

The movie makes no sense at all legally or logically and attempts create a "realistic" movie, but the actions portrayed are not the steps/protocol police officers would ever take.

Spoilers*

Let me get this straight... a bystander takes a video of the police shooting someone, and this doesn't get released to public in a matter of seconds?

You now read someone their Miranda rights when detaining them? What do you know too, they are out in a jiffy at 4 a.m.? That Miami police department is top notch.

The husband in a federal agent, and doesn't realize he should probably contact a defense attorney?

There are countless things to add here with how the movie portrays literally the worst way ever to handle this situation, but why would you sit and listen to someone ramble on for 90 mins about the English language or race when your son is missing? I don't know man... seems like a weird platform for a race debate.
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