Underdelivers due to some odd stylistic choices

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2018)

That this film tackles a very important topic is obvious. And on that level it delivers with all its jabs against dumb prejudices and racism. Also both or leads Adam Driver John Washington give us really good performances.
But from a technical standpoint this movie really underdelivers. Spike Lee chose to portrait the KKK for what it is. A bunch of clowns. And this tone is conveyed throughout the whole film. The problem is that even though it is very funny it lacks conflict. And no point do you feel like any harm will be done to our protagonist(s). Even when it comes to the supposedly climax we never really feel like there is any danger because this is just not the tone of film. This is underlined by the music Spike Lee chose. Even though at times where there should be tension we get this recurring guitar theme which never conveys tension or drama.
And ironically the last 3 Minutes that show footage of actual events that is the only time the movie really touches us and makes us sad about all that racism that is still out there.