Movie Review: ‘By Any Means’ Is a Propulsive Action Thriller Set Against the Civil Rights Movement – WTOP News
- Paramount Pictures releases 'By Any Means' in theaters on September 4, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as FBI Agent Wayne Strider and Mark Wahlberg as Gregory Scarpa.
- Set in 1966 Mississippi, the narrative centers on the firebombing murder of NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer by the Ku Klux Klan, prompting authorities to enlist the off-the-books Scarpa.
- Strider, a by-the-book Black agent, clashes with the casually violent Scarpa, who operates without warrants; their dynamic draws comparisons to classic films like '48 Hrs.'
- While based on true events, the film employs a 'Composite' character for Strider, as press materials note; critics describe the movie as balancing historical heft with stylized violence.
- Directed by Elegance Bratton, the film depicts 1960s racial violence, though reviewers note the screenplay omits the FBI's active surveillance of figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Fred Hampton.
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Movie Review: ‘By Any Means’ is a propulsive action thriller set against the Civil Rights Movement
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Movie Review: ‘By Any Means’ is a propulsive action thriller set against the Civil Rights Movement – WTOP News
Hollywood has given us some classic mismatched buddy cop movies, like Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy in “48 Hrs.,” Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in “Rush Hour” and perhaps the most iconic pair — Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in “Lethal Weapon.” Now, make room for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg. The latest duo...
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Movie Review: 'By Any Means' is a propulsive action thriller set against the Civil Rights Movement
Hollywood introduces a new mismatched buddy cop duo with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg in “By Any Means.”
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