In the Heat of the Night was thought out very well. The movie had secret meanings that you could only get if you were paying attention. The movie touched on what racism was like during this time. The main male role was played by Sydney Poitier who I think did an amazing job. His role in the movie was to be an upper class officer who travels to a small town because a crime was committed. I rated this movie a six because I enjoyed watching it but I don't think I would ever watch it again. It was very slow in the beginning which ,ay have lost the attention of some people but if you continued to watch it you will become way more interested in it. Even thought the beginning is hard to watch the rest of the movie needed to take that time to explain what was happening. I may not have enjoyed the beginning part of the movie but it necessary to have to prepare you for the rest of the movie in my opinion. The ending of the movie was kind of expected but also not expected at all. I believed that the killer was the planation owner but I was wrong and I realized that as I continued to watch. I think they chose the perfect person to be the killer because he was strange throughout the whole movie and played a perfect role as a mentally weird killer. I enjoyed the twist of the young girl who got pregnant. It added a little more suspense to the movie. Overall I enjoyed it but I don't think I would ever watch it again.

In one of Sidney Poitier's most famous films, he plays a police detective drawn into a murder investigation in the deep South. Everyone in the small Mississippi town is pretty racist, including the local police chief Rod Steiger. They constantly belittle Sidney and call him "boy" until he can't take it anymore. "They call me Mister Tibbs!" is his famous line, one so iconic that the sequel to the film was given that title.While Sidney wasn't nominated for an Oscar that year, ignored for both this film and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Rod Steiger won for Best Actor. It was a make-up Oscar for his loss of 1965's The Pawnbroker to Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou.While In the Heat of the Night isn't a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination, it's not the type to get honored for an Academy Award—then again, neither was Cat Ballou. But, if you're a fan of either Rod or Sidney, you'll want to rent this one and add it to the list of famous classics you've seen.

In the Heat of the Night is directed by Norman Jewison. It tells the story of a murdered businessman in a small southern town in Mississippi. The film stars Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs, an African American Police detective on holiday from Philadelphia. At first he is accused of committing the crime, until he reveals that he is a detective to the local chief of Police played by Rod Steiger. Tibbs is then brought on to solve the case.In the Heat of the Night is an extremely well made film. It's primarily a Police procedural whilst featuring excellent social commentary on economic and racial Issues, America was facing in the late 60's especially in the South. The film displays increasingly hostile tensions between the local community and Tibbs. What the film does rather then portraying the local population as racist caricatures(other then a few characters that are irredeemable.), is add layers of depth to the majority of the townsfolk. This Is especially given to the chief of police Gilespie.The film explores other aspects of racism. It gives economic and social reasons as too why they have such hatred and bigotry directed at Tibbs, on top of their flat out racism. They try to justify their reasons because he wears better clothes, has a better job, has better pay, is better educated. The film is as much of an allegory about big city/smalltown mentality, and the divide between rich and poor.The plot of the film is a standard Police investigation. It does a great job keeping the viewer guessing throughout the film as too who the killer may be. The film has multiple suspects accused of the crime during the film, of which the viewer can never be truly sure as too who It is. This aspect of the film could of easily fallen victim to genre clichés. However the films screenplay is engaging on many different levels, and carries the murder mystery to a satisfying conclusion.Sidney Poitier gives a fantastic, under-stated central performance as Virgil Tibbs. he sells every moment of his characters journey through his facial expressions. He conveys every emotion from disgust to contempt to down right disbelief with authenticity. His charm and likability and his quest for justice makes him a compelling lead, one that you root for throughout the movie.His performance is juxtaposed against Chief Gillespie(Rod Steiger). Steiger gives a fantastic performance as Gillespie. He plays a small- minded, hotheaded Chief that is extremely quick to judgement and anger. He is given the most fleshed out role in the film. He brings an edge to the film. Where-as most actors would of tried too add levity to the character, he pulls no punches. He takes what could of been a one-note character and starts to make us feel sympathetic towards him by the end of the film. This is also aided by great writing from the screenplay.The film also contains a terrific score from ray Charles. It fits the tone of the film and feels like another character in the picture. Also a special mention goes to Warren Oates, he turns in a great performance as the dim witted deputy Sam Woods. The film features a fantastic supporting cast.In the Heat of the Night was a worthy recipient of it's best picture Oscar. It's a culmination of Norman Jewison's direction, a tight script, great score, and fantastic acting. That makes it not just an important film, but a great film, and one that is relevant today as it was back in 1967.

Jeez, the tension in this movie.Time has not dulled the potency of "In the Heat of the Night"'s subject matter or its handling thereof. The mistreatment of a black homicide detective in the deep South is still cuttingly dreadful. And the sweltering atmosphere here is something else.But the real selling point is seeing Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier slowly come together as policemen, after all of the prejudices have finished colliding. Steiger's is a subtle performance despite his outsized presence, and Poitier barely contains the animosity. Their tenuous partnership is what makes this so worthwhile, and I'm sure it helps things being couched in a crime movie.A riveting one, at that.8/10