Once Upon a Time in Detroit

2017

Drama

IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 24 24

Plot summary

Defense Attorney Robert "Bobby" Johnson is on a hot streak. Having overcome his upbringing on the unforgiving streets of Detroit, Bobby is a winner. But every winner ruffles some feathers along the way, and Bobby isn't shy about sticking it to the District Attorney's office and the police. With a new love and his career taking off, nothing can stop him. That is until a family tragedy sends him down the dark, twisted path of a life of crime.

Director

Top cast

Joe Blount as Bobby Johnson
Gemini the Comedian as Crackhead 2
Tony Roney as Crackhead 1
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961.38 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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1.74 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 3 / 10

Gritty & Grim

Joe Blount wrote, directed, and stars in this gritty and grim street drama, that I picked up at my local library. Unfortunately, it's filled with lots of wooden dialogue and acting, but the storyline isn't completely awful and it does have some humor thrown in from time to time. As you might expect from a film of this nature there's an expletive thrown in every other sentence and there's lots of violence.Blount portrays Bobby Johnson, who's a successful defense attorney who rarely loses a case, but his ego and sarcasm causes him to make some enemies along the way, like the Assistant District Attorney and some crooked detectives he's exposed.When Bobby's drugged out mother dies (his father was shot before his eyes when Bobby was 14) , Bobby takes in his two teen siblings who had been living with her, to prevent them from becoming Wards of the State,They're both angry and resentful towards Bobby for avoiding any kind of a relationship with them, as he only would help them with clothes, money, etc, but there was no personal contact. Bobby's brother Kevin (Shawntez Prince) and sister Kim (Krystal Conway) both begin to hook up with some street thugs against, of course, Booby's desires.When Kim is beaten by her boyfriend, Bobby will react without thinking and assault him, nearly killing him. This act will have Bobby arrested and fed into the hands of those who wants to see him suffer. It will all spiral down into grim tragedy, leading though to some type of "poetic justice" ending.Overall, this low budget B-movie may appeal to some, but I can't recommend it for a general audience.
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