A Soldier's Story

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Alec C How can you expect to fight for your country if you're at a war with yourself! With the hated Colonel Waters is murdered by an unknown killer, an investigator is asked to look into it, discovering the racial discrimination between the captain and his squad members, leaving the question of who did it up in the air. Boiling under the surface before going pop, this murder mystery manages to make us wonder which war is worth fighting for! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review isa e Cast is perfect across the board, brilliantly paced, scripted and acted. Suspenseful and dramatic, one of my all time favourite movies. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/04/24 Full Review Audience Member Felt long, preachy, rambling and boring. Multiple soldier's stories meld together in a not very intriguing murder mystery that felt half obvious from pretty early on. I can't think of much to merit here. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie. Does not get enough recognition. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/19/20 Full Review steve d The mystery never hooked me. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review jon c based on the play of the same name it focuses on a rare story about racial injustice we don't see these days in cinema Captain Davenport (Howard E. Rollins) is the first African American officer sent from Washington D.C. to investigate the murder of another black soldier named Sergeant Waters but considering this is taking place in 1944 Louisiana almost every white person just brushes it off so Davenport has 3 days to wrap up this investigation or drop it altogether the South is full of Ku Klux Klan members so it could be anyone yet as flashbacks show what Waters was really like the bigger truth unfolds it's bad enough the racism and intolerance comes from the whites so a majority of the black soldiers have to deal with Waters' hostility and harsh discipline the film also tackles self-negation particularly when it comes to the black-male idenity should a black man take all the hate from his own people as much as the whites?, who decides to get to be a negro?, are blacks just as devious as whites when it comes to committing crimes?, how does the racism affect the soldiers and not just the black community? a pretty good who dunnit story with great acting, a big twist, and lots to acknowledge about the social culture Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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