Starring: Harvey Keitel, Delroy Lindo, John Turturro, Mehki Phiffer
Running Time: 2h 09min
No one has more style to his films than Spike Lee. Some of it may be borrowed (from his executive producer no doubt) but the way he puts it all together is stunning. Some of it filmed in documentary style gives the subject matter added life, truly expressing the reality of it all. He adds old cinematic techniques to release the drama in the dynamite and tense emotional scenes. Then to make the film truly his own he adds his style. The mock video game which mimicks reel life (or is it the other way around?), the camera spinning around Strike, the reflection of Keitel in the eyeball, this movie has more impact than any hood film, Hollywood cop story, or mystery murder. Sure to become a classic in time.
Grade: A
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