Strange movie. Nothing like you expect going in. I'm not certain Spike Lee or the editor were working from the same script. There was a really good film buried somewhere in there, but nobody on the crew seemed able to bring it to light.The little Italian kid was fantastic (shame he has never acted since), but major actors were introduced and then left on the wayside. If they were cameos, they weren't treated as such. I was moved by many sequences, but disappointed at the incoherent storytelling. Some of the race issues felt very ham-fisted. Also, the Shawshank Redemption ending felt hollow. It didn't illicit the dramatic punch they were shooting for. This film was too big for Spike Lee's talent.
Rating: C-
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