Bright (2017)

A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.

Director:

David Ayer

Writer:

Max Landis

Stars:

Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith	...	Daryl Ward
Joel Edgerton	...	Nick Jakoby
Noomi Rapace	...	Leilah
Edgar Ramírez	...	Kandomere (as Edgar Ramirez)
Lucy Fry	...	Tikka
Veronica Ngo	...	Tien
Alex Meraz	...	Serafin
Happy Anderson	...	Montehugh
Ike Barinholtz	...	Pollard
Dawn Olivieri	...	Sherri Ward
Matt Gerald	...	Hicks
Margaret Cho	...	Sergeant Ching
Joseph Piccuirro	...	Brown
Brad William Henke	...	Dorghu
Jay Hernandez	...	Rodriguez

Storyline

In Los Angeles, humans live with orcs and elves in a world where fantasy creatures do exist. LAPD police officer Dayl Ward is the first human cop having the orc police officer Nick Jakoby as a partner. When Ward is shot by an orc and Jakoby does not capture the shooter, he questions whether Jakoby lets the fellow orc escape. During a patrol, Ward and Jakoby arrest a man that tells that there is a prophecy and Ward is blessed. Meanwhile, Internal Affairs press Ward to find the truth about the escape of the shooter so that they can fire Jakoby. The magic department of the FBI interrogates the man that belongs to the terrorist Shield of Light group which protects brights so that they can prepare for the return of the Dark Lord that will destroy the world. Ward and Jakoby are summoned to attend a disturbance and they stumble upon a Shield of Light safe-house where they arrest the elf Tikka and bag her magic wand. Soon they learn that Tikka is hunted down by the evil and powerful rogue elf...

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Plot Keywords:

orc | buddy movie | elf | magic | wand | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joel Edgerton admitted in multiple interviews that despite the extensive makeup, whenever they filmed outside in public he was largely ignored by spectators due to the presence of Will Smith.

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Goofs

Altamira's truck was on the right side of the road during their pursuit of the officer's vehicle, which was on the left side of the road. After Ward shoots the gang's driver with a taser, Jakoby turns right to smash into it, but the cut scene shows the vehicles switched, with the Altamira's truck on the left side and turning right to smash into the police SUV.

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Quotes

[the Altamira gangsters' truck pulls alongside the police car; Ward shocks the driver with his taser, causing him to lose control, and Jakoby rams the truck off the road]
Nick Jakoby: [chuckles] They don't teach *that* at the academy.
Daryl Ward: No, they do not.

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Crazy Credits

They hold you up to keep us down.

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Connections

Followed by Bright 2

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Soundtracks

That's My N****
Written by Meek Mill (as Robert Rihmeek Williams), YG (as Keenon Daequon Ray Jackson), Eric Gamzoyan, Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Melvin Bradford, Jay-Z (as Shawn Carter), Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus, Jr.) and Scott Storch
Produced by Viruss Beats
Performed by Meek Mill, YG and Snoop Dogg
Meek Mill appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
YG appears courtesy of Def Jam Recordings, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Snoop Dogg appears courtesy of Doggy Style Records

User Reviews

Bored of the usually Hollywood "blockbuster"?

This is by no means a perfect movie. There is character development and development of the world around the cast of characters that leaves many questions unanswered. Some of these answers are thrown quickly into the dialogue but don't hold as much weight as they should. It leaves you wondering and asking questions about what is happening, but for a first movie trying to introduce you into the world Ward and Jakoby inhabit it does a good job of providing enough information to leave you wanting more. Bright has been much more than I expected.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Netflix

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bright

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clubhouse Pictures (II), Overbrook Entertainment, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1