I've never seen the movie you're referring to so I can't comment on how Detroit is depicted. Personally, I always loved Detroit - even during the bad times - and still do. Having lived in the Detroit suburbs and working downtown most of my adult life, I always felt that its bad reputation was exaggerated.

Admittedly, Detroit still has its issues with crime and urban blight. There are places in greater Detroit that a rational person shouldn't go but that's true of pretty much every American city.

However, I can say that Detroit is no longer the post-apocalyptic disaster that it was as far back as 2005. People like Dan Gilbert and the Ilitch family have invested a lot of money in Detroit's infrastructure and many business have followed. They just completed renovation of the train station which is a thing of beauty and which I never thought would happen.

I am willing to bet that you would be pleasantly surprised if you went back. Take a virtual trip down Woodward on Google Earth, starting around the Wayne State area.