Bisbee '17

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dave d Bisbee '17 was a 2018 film directed by Robert Greene. Partially documentary and partially acted, it's based on a true story Western. It chronicles the 1917 Bisbee Deportation, 100 years later. This gets a little goofy as the actors often give backgrounds of themselves. Some may call this more of a reenactment, but it's small town theatre acting. There is a lot of information here, but I wanted to know in great detail about the deportations of Americans to other states. Can anyone imagine that this happened 100 years ago. Remarkable. There are bizarre musical numbers which are a gimmick. It's hard to know if it's the documentarians who are paying the actors or if it's the city. Most are locals, but there are a few "professionals" mixed in. It's just kinda lays there. Take it or leave it movie that should have been a lot better with a better narrative structure. Final Score: 6.1/10 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Very repetitious. The people of Bisbee, AZ have mixed feelings about an illegal, forced emigration in 1917. Again and again and again. Okay, I got it after the first 15 minutes. I was hoping for more history and less current opinion. But then they found a way to get the same current opinion over and over and over. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Different times, only those living during this period know what really happened. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member i thought it was one of the best movies I saw this year. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie is a pathetic attempt to justify rampant racism, rich privilege and environmental destruction in Arizona. The wobblies and abused mine workers are vilified, not explained. This is not a documentary, it is blatant propaganda by a rich family trying to justify past atrocities.. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member First the story itself is fascinating—a town’s secret vigilante deportation? The mix of traditional documentary and re-enactment of a shocking event by modern day locals enables us to see residents come to terms with the history of the town that can’t help remind us of current political divisions. The filmmaker takes great care to not chose sides while allowing the town to wrestle with the ghosts of the past. Highly recommend. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/18 Full Review Read all reviews

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