More than most directors, Kathryn Bigelow has earned her stripes in onscreen combat.
LikeThe Hurt LockerandZero Dark Thirtybefore it, herDetroitis a battlefield, though hardly a level one.
A crowd gathers and boos; bottles and epithets are thrown.
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Though a lot happens, Bigelow doesnt juice the narrative.
(When music is used its mostly organic, spilling from stages or transistor radios.)
