It's a shame that a movie has to be brought down by the shameless (?) use of footage before the credits to make a political point that has been all to clear from the start of the film. I didn't check to see Spike Lee made this movie but in retrospect I should have guessed and seen his style (the rally at the start being the first indication). I enjoyed the humour in it -even though there was not much of it- I enjoyed the actors (except that guy from Blacklist - RIP Tom Keane!) but I wouldn't call this the best movie of the year. I cheered at the end when they "pranked" David Duke but then all of a sudden I get Charlottesville shoved down my throat and the car that ran over people there (people on our continent got run over too by cars and trucks... That's hate too) making the whole thing a bit sour mainly, and purely cause of the political agenda they're pulling.
There are plenty of better movies out there that tackle the problems with racism... (Mississipi Burning, Amistad, Roots, Gran Torino, Glory, Get Out,... to name a few) and they do so without being too on the nose.
In the infamous words of senator Clay Davis (who seems to cameo in this movie): "Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit."
Review by Jitse LemmensBlockedParent2018-12-26T20:00:02Z
It's a shame that a movie has to be brought down by the shameless (?) use of footage before the credits to make a political point that has been all to clear from the start of the film. I didn't check to see Spike Lee made this movie but in retrospect I should have guessed and seen his style (the rally at the start being the first indication).
I enjoyed the humour in it -even though there was not much of it- I enjoyed the actors (except that guy from Blacklist - RIP Tom Keane!) but I wouldn't call this the best movie of the year. I cheered at the end when they "pranked" David Duke but then all of a sudden I get Charlottesville shoved down my throat and the car that ran over people there (people on our continent got run over too by cars and trucks... That's hate too) making the whole thing a bit sour mainly, and purely cause of the political agenda they're pulling.
There are plenty of better movies out there that tackle the problems with racism... (Mississipi Burning, Amistad, Roots, Gran Torino, Glory, Get Out,... to name a few) and they do so without being too on the nose.
In the infamous words of senator Clay Davis (who seems to cameo in this movie): "Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit."