From the title, we know the story will have SOMETHING to do with race relations. The amazing Dabney Coleman is Chief Tolliver, who shows up when neighbors call in a robbery going on in the house next door. the only problem is... the guy owns the house. he's black. and he gets shot at by the racist police. and then they try to cover it up. talk about a problem snowballing from bad to worse. so the chief asks for help from Amos, a small time crook they have in the jail ( Nicolas Cage, in between Moonstruck and Las Vegas). Amos starts to cooperate, but quickly realizes he's in much bigger trouble than before. so Amos and Andrew hatch their own plan to get revenge. and the ante is upped when they bring in the hostage negotiator (the awesome Bob Balaban). the story really slows down in the middle, but it's pretty good overall. does a good job of really showing people being ignorant and racist, and not even realizing it, based on their own background and history. Written and directed by Max Frye, who will be nominated for Foxcatcher about 20 years later.
Review of Amos & Andrew
