It's interesting, and it's hard to deny Poitier's acting talent, but there are better films about racism, better thrillers, and better characters studies out there. In short, it's entertaining, but it could have -- and should have -- been so much more.

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A tense and exciting thriller that also explores racism through the explosive clash of two contrasting personalities.

An intelligent and important piece, although the evolution of Gillespie is a bit odd and comes across as a bit contrived. In conclusion, Sidney Poitier is really cool.

Suspenseful racial drama, tensions rise to their boiling points. Great acting all around. Loved this film.

It works well as both a murder mystery and as a social critique of the racism of the day. However, while both aspects are well done, neither is done superbly. And of course Poitier is incredible.

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Pretty good thriller, which is more about racism than the crime itself. Tense and infuriating moments, but the revealing didn't blow me away unfortunately. But still pretty good overall

cinayet, dedektiflik, zenci polis, irkcilik, polis, polisiye, (ABD'nin güneyindeki Saprta kasabasinda Mr. Colbert isimli bir girisimci isadami öldürülür. İstasyonda bekleyen Virgil Tibbs, polis trafindan göz altina alinir. Fakat kendisi de ülkenin kuzeyinde çalisan bir polistir ve cinayet konusunda uzmandir. Kendisini bu cinayeti çözmek durumunda bulur. Bu arada kasabali bu zenci polise pek iyi davranmayacaktir.) Finalde bir iki hata var. Film boyunca önden darbe deniyordu arkadamn cikti. P

Rod Steiger is amazing; the rest of the film, not so much.

Hasn't aged well; the plot is like a bad episode of CSI. Acting is great and the themes were cutting-edge at the time, but they can't fully redeem the poorly thought out mystery elements.

Surprisingly tight direction. Though the narrative hasn't aged awfully well, it speaks volumes about the direction that it never gets old or uintentionally hilarious.

Wonderful mystery, great portrayal of the deep south in that time-period. The slapping scene is totally awesome.

A strong black character who doesn't say "Be-yatch", pull out a gun or make white people jokes that are just racist whichever way you carve it.

Wonderfully '60s thriller. Sidney Poitier is great as usual

Exciting, superbly acted and directed film.

Fantastic.

Revolutionary only in its depictions of race--everything else is bland or cliche or both. The movie is filled with halfhearted action scenes and mystery elements which only serve to dull the punch of the theme and bury the real draw of Sidney Poitier. An average procedural in almost every conceivable way; Poitier is the one saving grace.

The moment where Sidney Poitier slaps the man in the greenhouse is one of the greatest in all cinema history.

somewhat an artifact of its time, but a dramatically sound one. Jewison makes his points with care, always grounding conflicts in believable situations populated by well-drawn characters. What it lacks in subtlety, it makes up for in gripping storytelling. Steiger consistently plays the material a step or two off expectations, relaxed when others would bring heat, forceful when it seems that a quieter approach is called for. It's an exciting unpredictability that flows over to the entire film.

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It definitely reminded me of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) because they both deal with racial prejudice, star Poitier and were even released in the same year. Poitier is fantastic again, and the film is a pretty good murder mystery.

"They call me Mr. Tibbs!" Possibly Sidney Poitier's finest performance; even better than Lillies of the Field.

Entertaining. Like others have said, it doesn't have as much of an impact today as it would have back then, but it still is an interesting film. Poitier gives a confident performance and Steiger is good. I also agree with others that the murder wasn't all that great.