Hmmm. I love Boseman and James and it looks like it's well-acted but I'm a bit burned out on jingoistic police dramas. I don't want to imply that all cops are bad, they're not, but there have been so many obvious murders by police (especially recently) that I don't know if I can sit through another movie that preaches the "All Cops Are Heroes" narrative. I don't know for sure that this film is going that route, but it seems to be; as is typical in movies and in real life, when cops get killed, other cops act like it's the only crime that matters. And I get it; they're your comrades in arms and you want to get the guys that did it. But it also sets a dangerous precedent that forms the "justification" for so many police shootings. If a cop thinks or even suspects his life is in danger, he can shoot a suspect (who is often unarmed and typically a person of color), typically with impunity. And I feel that films like this one could be just reinforce that narrative. Now, I could be wrong here and I hope I am; there are at least hints here that it's not just another "RA RA RA POLICE" movie, but I'm not sure.
