Walks the line of racism and never falls off. Fascinating film!

Damon Wayans doesn't belong in this film whatsoever and he's downright annoying. Otherwise, good little film. The sequence at the end makes the entire film watchable alone.

Good music and montage but the narrative is useless.

What do people mean in their reviews when they say the film needs 'editing'? Editing how? Anyway it's a massively ambitious project taken on by lee but overall very well executed. Speaking of executions, the final act could have used less violence -- the film was incredibly intense already. But generally a great piece of work unlike anything else I've ever seen. Even the montage during the final credits is quite moving.

Interesting idea, but the tragic outcome is ALL too real!

A hugely sensitive topic, and it's dealt with surprising cynicism. The moral issues are compelling, and we're never really sure who is in the right. Well, apart from that white executive, he's obviously a complete moron.

Better a piece of sociology than a movie. At any rate, it's difficult to hate a movie, in its dissection of the authenticity of black identity and the history (and continued existence) of black minstrelsy, so audacious and interesting and full of ideas before it collapses into sloppy, incoherent melodrama.

A complete mess. As I would expect Spike Lee handles the issue of race well and creates some interesting and important discussion - unfortunately surrounded by two hours of bizarre tonal shifts, bland cinematography, poor characterization and subplots which go nowhere. Is the film trying to be a farce or a tragedy? Walking a tightrope between the two doesn't work. Perhaps if the tone didn't shift so violently from scene to scene he could have done both. A missed opportunity.

Something about it reeked "film school" and I don't just mean the DV cam. Wasn't really funny unless you count the melodrama and the 90's vibe (which was already outta date by 2000). I didn't laugh until the final act; which I suspect wasn't Lee's intent. 'A' for effort though.

Lee's splendidly sprawling, darkly daring film takes satirical swipes at the sort of demeaning portrayals of African American culture that are still prevalent in the media. This is Lee at his most ambitious, pointed and dynamic. He is fearless and insightful in making his arguments, taking his premise to extremes, both logical and illogical, in order to confront the audience (and his showbiz peers) with uncomfortable truths.

a film that has such a strong central idea, that it makes it easy to forgive the lack of an interesting story. this could have, and should have, been much better.

One-of-a-kind movie.

Some of this film's true weaknesses are obvious, but it's also easy to underestimate this movie by taking the narrative too literally. Not many films even attempt to take on some of these themes, and I don't think I've seen any that match the combination of simplicity and nuance that Lee achieves here. Not a flawless film, but definitely an overlooked and underrated one.

this is a difficult film

A frustrating movie because there's too much, too fast and it never adds up to a solid, clear message. The acting is great, though.

One of those films that has only one or two things going for it (in this case, the acting and the montages) and yet those one or two things are so strong that they make an otherwise bad movie recommended and watchable.

Has one of the best montages ever at the end.

A great American movie that has been buried by an industry that still loves its Minstrel Shows and is too embarrassed to admit that Spike Lee is right. Complicated and multi-dimensional, where everyone shares some of the guilt and where the offensive material is often beautiful. I take off ten points only because the last ten minutes are so violent, with nearly everyone paying the Ultimate Price for their sins -- the movie is plenty angry enough without all that sad, horrifying gunplay.

Intentionally over the top in most places, this absurd satire of a satire of blacks in the media fails to deliver a solid message, be very entertaining, or even funny. While it is an interesting movie it's just a little too clowny and unfunny to be worth seeing on it's own merit. It's basically Spike Lee on a soap box, on a street corner, yelling.

Spike Lee, this is Editing. Editing, meet Spike. I'd love it if the two of you got to know each other.

Cool idea, but it DESPERATELY needed some better editing. The movie drags out a bit too long and there are so many ideas that are never given the proper amount of development. Decent performances.

One of my favourite Spike Lee films and probably his most underrated. Very risque of him to shoot this movie entirely on video with only the scenes of the TV show shot in film but it's a funny satire of racism portrayed in the media. I enjoyed Damon Wayans character although his accent was getting mad annoying after awhile and Spike Lee pushes his message across so much you're wondering in your head "Yes we get it, racism really sucks...move on." All in all a slept on film from Spike Lee's filmo

Spike is all over the map on this one. He doesn't seem to know or much care why whites are into gangster rap (or blackface). His satirical points are sometimes obvious and overly abrasive (i.e. his attack on Tommy Hilfiger) or badly thought-out (his attack on Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ving Rhames' acceptance speeches). But I had to watch the first five minutes and the "blackface" montage twice just because I couldn't believe how electric those sequences were. Compulsively watchable as a whole.