As written and directed by Matt Ruskin, the tragic story of Colin Warner doesn’t so much come to life on the screen as it is responsibly recalled in Crown Heights, aided by effective performances and some streamlined storytelling. Adapted from the “This American Life” podcast episode titled “Diy,” Lakeith Stanfield plays Warner, a Trinidadian teenager living in Brooklyn wrongfully convicted of murder.
In April 1980, a young man named Marvin Grant is gunned down in Flatbush. In no time, 15-year old Clarence Lewis (Skylan Brooks) claims he witnessed Warner pull the trigger. On the basis of this and not much more, the cops and prosecution involved push a connection between Warner and Anthony Gibson (Luke Forbes), the man guilty of the crime. When all is said and done, Warner is sentenced to 15 years to life.
A true travesty of the American justice system, Ruskin appears determined to stay out of the way of the story,...
In April 1980, a young man named Marvin Grant is gunned down in Flatbush. In no time, 15-year old Clarence Lewis (Skylan Brooks) claims he witnessed Warner pull the trigger. On the basis of this and not much more, the cops and prosecution involved push a connection between Warner and Anthony Gibson (Luke Forbes), the man guilty of the crime. When all is said and done, Warner is sentenced to 15 years to life.
A true travesty of the American justice system, Ruskin appears determined to stay out of the way of the story,...
- 1/27/2017
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
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