American Violet

...makes a compelling argument for how racism within local police and justice departments can thrive due to a system that awards government dollars based on stats that are easily juked.

...consider the story. How would you feel if this happened to you? What if cases like this were to lead to disregard of due process of law at even the highest levels?

...has the necessary anger to engage its subject but also the generic topical-telefilm aesthetics that often render it glib and inauthentic.

...American Violet makes clear the corruption and racism that pervades the official structures of its fictional town of Melody.

The actors successfully personalize the struggle against an unscrupulous authority, building an emotional impact into American Violet.