Arrest Of course, all fans of the film series “Lethal Weapon” perfectly remember the moments with the performance of the hero Danny Glover against the policy of apartheid in South Africa in the second part of the franchise. Naturally, I couldn’t pass up the film directly on the subject of apartheid with the same Glover in the title role and Morgan Freeman in the director’s chair. From this film, I learned that there were many black supporters of the regime in South Africa and their views were based on the usual logic of life and the need to feed themselves and their families. In the center of the plot of the film unfolds the confrontation of one of these supporters of power - an experienced black policeman Manguena - with his son and part-time one of the organizers of the resistance to apartheid in his town.
Despite the fact that this film is the only directing work of Morgan Freeman, and the writers did not notice earlier or later any noticeable work in their field, nevertheless, there were no obvious shortcomings in the film. Moreover, the plot and visual series of the film, supported by beautiful music from the Oscar-winner James Horner, interest and fascinate from the first minute and do not let the audience’s attention weaken until the very end of the action. From the point of view of acting Danny Glover and Alfie Woodard played just great, in the sincerity of their characters believe from the first to the last minute. Malcolm McDowell does not look so impressive on their background, but perhaps he did not need to try too hard - his cold look, coupled with his appearance in the early 90s, made most of his case in the image of a soulless white police officer.
I consider it absolutely unfair that this film has not only reviews, but also any rating at all. Personally, the film made a huge impression on me. Although I studied in the history department and knew a lot about history for the average audience, it was this film that showed me apartheid not from the point of view of the struggle of politicians or activists, but from a previously unknown side, namely, the side of life of ordinary people in small South African towns, which took place against the background of the growing mass movement for the abolition of apartheid.
8 out of 10