Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Acting
André 3000 proving he should've acted more, immediately.
Direction
Singleton's intimate, angry Detroit—lived-in, not glossy.
Score
Motown needle drops hitting harder than they should.
Director
John Singleton
Mark Wahlberg
Bobby Mercer
Tyrese Gibson
Angel Mercer
André 3000
Jeremiah "Jerry" Mercer
Garrett Hedlund
Jack Mercer
Terrence Howard
Lt. Green
Josh Charles
Detective Fowler
Sofía Vergara
Sofi
Fionnula Flanagan
Evelyn Mercer
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Victor Sweet
Taraji P. Henson
Camille Mercer
Riele Downs
Amelia Mercer
Barry Shabaka Henley
Councilman Douglas
Jernard Burks
Evan
Kenneth Welsh
Robert Bradford
Tony Nappo
Charlie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
André 3000 took the role specifically because his own mother urged him to work with John Singleton; he learned to ice skate for the hockey scene.
The film reimagines the 1965 western 'The Sons of Katie Elder' with a Black working-class Detroit lens, Singleton's love letter to a city Hollywood usually ignores.
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