Two actor weaknesses: Spike (who like Tarantino wouldn't have an acting job if he didn't direct) and that other guy--the one who starts the trouble about the Italian wall not having any pictures of brothuhs; though he may have been told to play it over-the-top. Like the part where each actor rags on a selected minority directly to the camera; a nice bit of purging and keeping everyone honest (and similar if I remember right to a scene in The 25th Hour). Liked best the two guys on the bench.

Horribly dated, and Lee's acting could use some work but incredible in every other way.

A simpler more accessible alternative for La Haine, and it's almost just as good.

As pure entertainment, it succeeds. As social commentary, doubly so. Everything about this movie is a treat to the eyes, ears and mind of the viewer. A spectacular end to an otherwise less-than-spectacular decade in cinema.

Provocative and compelling take on race relations that doesn't just deliver toothless and pointless truisms like so many others do. It made me think and it made me angry, and I thank Lee for it. Even though the film has some implications I don't totally support, I'd rather sit through a smart and well-written film I find problematic than a dumb, feel-good affirmation of values that no one contests.

One of the most brazen movies of the last 30 years, in both style and substance. Spike Lee's direction is creative. The look of the Brooklyn block jumps out, and the characters populating it are memorable and fun to watch. It makes the movie entertaining, but it still carries weight. The social and racial commentary is complex, candid, and pretty heartfelt.

If Spike Lee does it, it's "Black Powa". If a white man does it, he is racist. If you dare question what Spike Lee does, you are racist again. I'll never understand this one-sided nonsense, and I am not even a white man.

An explosive look at race relations. Lee strikes a very good balance between authentic characters, an interesting plot and making sure his point gets across. He can get a little preachy at times but I think he manages to really keep from going overboard and the slight amount of bluntness is appropriate for the film.

spike lee shows, without preaching or over-simplifying.

Lee does a great job portraying nigger moments and how detrimental they are to society.

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Bursting with life, color and humor and ending in sadness. One of the best films ever made.

Fantastic ensemble cast, meet awesome story. Awesome story, meet awesome director. Wonderful, everything that Crash could never hope to be.

So many movies have tried in vain to do what this movie did without even knowing it. It not only hits racial issues, but gets into the sexual divide, and the generation gap as well. Only 'Malcolm X' surpasses this movie as my favorite Spike Lee joint. Watch this flick!

Spike's masterpiece? Liked his first two too.

good messages but nobody listens

In begins, it seems a common movie, but little by little, a critical racial light becomes strong, doing us thinking about it. I do not like the work of Spike Lee, but here he does the right thing.

I remember 20 years ago, leaving the theater and debating the movie with my friends. And still I debate with myself while watching it... it raises questions, perhaps unanswerable questions but ones that continue to provoke and fascinate. Not all of Lee's choices are good and I think he even misinterprets his own work at times, but that only serves to make it all even more intriguing. It truly is one of the great American films, an "important" work that also happens to be enjoyable to watch.

This is a very cool movie, it's characters are interesting and Spike Lee's direction is very interesting and identifiable. However, the messages, symbolism, and metaphors in this movie are all quite obvious, almost to the point of being spoonfed to the audience. Aside from that, it's a very neat movie and well worth a viewing.

Spike Lee directed this racial and controversial film but yet it's a good one from a certain point of view. Sure, I find a few characters annoying but then again, we got people like them in the world today. I enjoyed it.