Movie Review: ‘By Any Means’ is a propulsive action thriller set against the Civil Rights Movement
Summary
The movie "By Any Means" is an action thriller set during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s American South. It stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a Black FBI agent and Mark Wahlberg as a Mafia hitman who team up to solve the murder of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr.Key Facts
- "By Any Means" is set in the late 1960s during the racial and political violence in the southern United States.
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays a by-the-book Black FBI agent from the South named Wayne Strider.
- Mark Wahlberg portrays Gregory Scarpa, a Mafia hitman enlisted by the FBI to solve civil rights workers’ murders unofficially.
- The film is inspired by real events, including the involvement of Scarpa as an FBI informant.
- The FBI character played by Abdul-Mateen is fictional, created to support the story.
- The movie highlights the dangerous presence of the Ku Klux Klan in law enforcement at that time.
- Supporting cast includes Nicole Beharie, LisaGay Hamilton, and Giancarlo Esposito.
- The film's style features period costumes, classic cars, and a soundtrack with artists like Nina Simone and Ray Charles.
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