Good but not great

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2019)

Spike Lee is a top notch story teller and an obvious talent, but sometimes he lets his politics (and his latent hatred...and maybe even his racism) crowd out his talent.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the movie and it was a must see after watching Lee's behavior at the Oscars; I just had to see what all the fuss was about. So while I would certainly recommend anyone to see Blackkklansman I wouldn't make the argument that it deserved best picture.
The acting was very good, the screenplay excellent, etc. But the film, like a lot of others, was needlessly long and could've done without some scenes. I got the impression that Lee wanted to make sure he made his political points while telling a story. For instance, he wanted the villains to look as stupid and backwards as possible. We get it, racists are stupid and backwards, but the audience doesn't have to be hit over the head with it.
If I could speak with Lee I'd tell him to make more movies...and maybe take some anger management classes as well.