Blindfire Explained

Blindfire is a 2020 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Nell, starring Brian Geraghty, Sharon Leal, Bethany Joy Lenz, Edwina Findley, Chiké Okonkwo and Jim Beaver.

Cast

• Brian Geraghty as Will Bishop
• Sharon Leal as Nika Wilkins
• Bethany Joy Lenz as Jan Bishop
• Edwina Findley as Rosie Hughes
• Chiké Okonkwo as Andrew Hughes
• Jim Beaver as Sergeant Ward
• Wayne Brady as Javon
• Sam Ashe Arnold as Chase
• Tom Virtue as Mr. Smith
• Kevin Ross as Judge
• Charlie Robinson as Albert Hughes
• Yvette Freeman as Gayle Hughes
• Nefetari Spencer as Maria
• Genesis White as Lucy
• Desi Williams as Alison Wade
• Cedric Begley as Mark
• Isaiah Frizzelle as Officer Mayo

Reception

Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat gave the film a score of 8/10 and called it a "tight thriller, effectively balancing the intense action with truly affecting dramatic moments."^[1]

Tom Meek of Cambridge Day rated the film 2.5 out of 4 stars and wrote: "Blue-on-Black violence gets put under the microscope here, shining a light on some of the nuances, municipal shenanigans and complications of deadly police response and the tangled process of justice."^[2]

Lapacanzo Sandoval of the New York Amsterdam News wrote that the film "has high ambitions but a very weak story with performances that do nothing to help shape this film" and called it a "look into the dull, boring, uninspired life of the guilty cop with no revelations at all."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BLINDFIRE. Talbot-Haynes. Michael. 14 June 2021. Film Threat. 24 December 2023.
2. Web site: 'Blindfire' (2020). Meek. Tom. 14 June 2021. Cambridge Day. 24 December 2023.
3. Web site: "BLINDFIRE" — A POLICE OFFICER KILLS AN INNOCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN SUSPECT. Sandoval. Lapacanzo. 9 August 2021. New York Amsterdam News. 24 December 2023.