Movie Review - Black and Blue
This movie pokes at your value system quite a bit. Most of us are all too familiar with stories about dirty cops. This story is no different, but how it plays out onscreen is rather appealing because of Tyrese Gibson, Naomie Harris, Mike Colter, and of course, the city of Katrina recovering in New Orleans.
It's definitely another movie where cops look bad. I'm sure this rookie story happens more often than we realize. (A young adult trying to make the best of their "next" life by becoming a public servant.) The problem is this rookie decides this life has the perception of being bad, and she has a good heart...oxymoron for sure. The director did a good job of showing the grim life the rookie lived through and the one she's trying to fit into.
Hence, the title referring to the rookie being Black in the a new world of Blue.
Alicia West was faced with conflicting choices between her race and her career. She wanted her cake and to eat it too. Unfortunately, in the life she came from, she found herself truly on the outside looking in. There's a street saying that goes, once you go black, you'll never go back. But in this story, once you go blue, da' hood is through with you.
This movie reminded me of one thing my momma use to always tell me growing up. Don't burn your bridges, because one day you might need to cross back over. And that's exactly what Alicia West faced.
After you watch Black and Blue, hopefully, you will be reminded that no matter who you are or what you do; always do the right thing, for the right reasons.
Grade: C+
Rated (R) for violence and language Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
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